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Pimen Nikitich Orloff
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Pimen Nikitich Orloff
- Portrait of an Italian Shepherd Boy with a Flute and a Shepherd Girl with a Tambourine
- one signed in Latin, inscribed Roma, and dated 1846 l.r.; the other signed in Latin, inscribed Ischia and indistinctly dated to the 1840s t.r.; both frames bear the inventory labels of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna: O.N. / No.225 and O.N. No.226; one also bears the inventory label of Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna (Herzogin Vera von Wuertemberg / Grossfuerstin von Russland): H.V.v.W. / G.v.R. / Privat-Eigentum / No.924
- oil on panel
- both 30 by 23cm, 11 3/4 by 9 in.
Provenance
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna Romanova (1822-1892)
Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna (1854-1912)
Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna (1854-1912)
Condition
The panels are sound. There are areas of faint craquelure in places, including some minor lines of craquelure to the impasto on the girl's sleeve, where the varnish is slightly discoloured. Otherwise clean and ready to hang. UV light reveals some minor infilling to the girl's face, minor areas of restoration to the lower edge and a few spots of retouching elsewhere; there is some infilling to the lines of craquelure to the lower right of the boy's face and some restoration to the area around his collar, and a few flecks of retouching elsewhere to the background. Both held in original matching gold painted plaster frames. Unexamined out of 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
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna (1822-1892) was a great beauty, who was painted by Winterhalter, and was known for her intelligence and culture. In 1846 while in Sicily she met Karl, the Prince of Württemberg, and they were married at Peterhof in the same year; they then moved to Stuttgart together. In1864 Karl and Olga became King and Queen of Wuertemberg. As their marriage remained childless they invited Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna, the daughter of Olga’s brother Grand Duke Konstantin (1827–1892), to live with them. When Tsar Alexander II came to Stuttgart in 1870, Olga and Karl received his permission to formally adopt the Grand Duchess.
It is possible that these paintings were presented to Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna as a wedding present, as they were painted that year. The portrait of the boy was reproduced on a vase by the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory sold at Christie's London on 2nd December 2009, lot 125.