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Vasili Dmitrievich Polenov
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov
- Fountain in the Environs of the Village Brestovets, circa 1870s
- indistinctly inscribed (lower left); also variously inscribed and labeled from the collection of Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich (on the reverse)
oil on board
- 9 1/2 by 13 1/2 in.
- 34 by 24 cm
Provenance
Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich (future Tsar Alexander III), St. Petersburg
State Antique Show 1931, Moscow
Karl Bickell, Sarasota
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com , an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's.
The panel is un-reinforced. The inscriptions are all clearly visible. The paint payer is clean and unvarnished. There are no retouches and it is ready to be hung as is. It is in very good condition.
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"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."
Catalogue Note
The present lot is one of 20 paintings and studies which were commissioned to Polenov by Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich (future Tsar Alexander III) between 1877 and 1878, when the Grand Duke was active in the army during the Russo-Turkish War. This work is listed among the paintings of the Grand Duke's collection with the title Fountain in the Environs of the Village Brestovets. Brestovets is a small village in Bulgaria where the Grand Duke's military camp was located.