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Ilya Efimovich Repin
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Ilya Efimovich Repin
- Road through a Dell
- signed in Cyrillic l.m.; further inscribed indistinctly on the reverse, numbered N94 and bearing label with handwritten inscription N15
- oil on canvas laid on board
- 29 by 45cm, 11 1/2 by 17 3/4 in.
Literature
V.Fiala, Russkaya zhivopis' v sobraniyakh Chekhoslovakii, Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1974, p.129 no.385
Condition
The canvas has been laid down onto board fairly recently. There are pinholes to the edges of the canvas, which has frayed with further smaller pinholes to the edges. The paint surface is slightly dirty with a few very fines lines of craquelure in the clouds. UV light reveals no apparent retouching. Held in a modern wooden and plaster frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This charming spring landscape dates to Repin's time in Normandy in 1974 and his sojourn in the small village of Veules on France's Atlantic coast. Reminiscent of his native 'Little Russia', the new environment had an invigorating effect on the artist's painting. In one of his letters to Vladimir Stasov, Repin wrote, 'we live the countryside now, it's so simple, ravishing and lulls me like an old nanny'. Repin worked tirelessly, producing many plein air sketches, such as the present lot, which are characterised by their fresh palette and dynamic brushwork.
It was in Normandy that Repin painted one of his best-known compositions from this period, The Fisher Girl (1874, Irkutsk Fine Art Museum), which is set against a background the long grasses and bright crimson poppy flowers which form the object of study in the offered lot.
Road through a Dell is believed to have been sold by Repin's daughter Tatiana Yazeva in Czechoslovakia in the1930s, along with a group of her father's works. Elena Kirillina, specialist at the Repin museum in Penates, believes the present lot appears in the list of sold works under the title Ravine (Ovrag), and that Vladimir Fiala gave it a more specific name when compiling his catalogue.
It was in Normandy that Repin painted one of his best-known compositions from this period, The Fisher Girl (1874, Irkutsk Fine Art Museum), which is set against a background the long grasses and bright crimson poppy flowers which form the object of study in the offered lot.
Road through a Dell is believed to have been sold by Repin's daughter Tatiana Yazeva in Czechoslovakia in the1930s, along with a group of her father's works. Elena Kirillina, specialist at the Repin museum in Penates, believes the present lot appears in the list of sold works under the title Ravine (Ovrag), and that Vladimir Fiala gave it a more specific name when compiling his catalogue.