MALEVICH Kasimir , 1878-1935 Lot n° 48

"Head of Peasant" C.1911-1915 Oil on canvas - signature of the author on the lower right corner of the painting - 66 x 48 cm Certificates : Artistic made on 23 of august, 2004 by Mrs Galina Demosfenova (Ph.D. in Art History, president of K.Malevich Fondation), Mrs Svetlana Dzhafarova (Research associate of Russian Institute of Culturology, expert of K.Malevich Fondation) and Mrs Irina Azizyan (Doctor of Arts, profesor, expert of K.Malevich Fondation); Artistic examination made of 29 of may, 2009 by Mrs Patricia Railing, UK; Scientific examination made on august, 2003 by Mrs Sylvaine Brans (Expert près la cour d'appel de Paris), Institut d'Art Conservation et Colour, Paris, France. Provenance : Privat collection of Mr David Kramer and Mrs Irina Ruben, Moscow, obtained 1936; Private collection of Mr Boris Gribanov, Moscow, obtained 1968; Private collection of Mr Sergey Popov, obtained 1999 from Mr Boris Gribanov, Prague; Private collection of Mr Sergey popov (RIP 2010, Berlin, Germany)