* LARIONOV, MIKHAIL (1881–1964) Portrait of Sergei Diaghilev, signed with initials, also further signed, titled and dated 1906 on the reverse. Ink on paper, 27 by 20 cm. Provenance: A gift from the artist to Michel Seuphor, Paris. Julian Barran Ltd., London. Private collection, USA. Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert O. Glebova. Related literature: For similar work, see M. Pojarskaia, Russian seasons in Paris 1908-1929, Moscow, Iskusstvo, 1988, illustrated on the back of the title page.