Lot 185: ESSAIAN, SERGEI

SERGEI ESSAIAN (RUSSIAN 1939-2007), Collection of Three Paintings, a) "Three Figures by the Sea", 1978, gouache and watercolor on paper, 28 x 45 cm (11 x 17 3/4 in.), signed and dated lower right, b) "Three Figures by the Archway", gouache and watercolor on paper, 33 x 48 cm (13 x 18 7/8 in.), signed lower right, c) "Four Figures by Moonlight", gouache and watercolor on paper, 28 x 45 cm (11 x 17 3/4 in.), signed lower righ PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist, Private Collection, U.S.A.