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Alexei Petrovich Bogoliubov
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Alexei Petrovich Bogoliubov
- Road Along the Shore of Øresund at Night
- signed in Cyrillic l.l.; further numbered A.D.M.26103 in yellow and bearing an Anichkov Palace label on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 31 by 24cm, 12 1/4 by 9 1/2 in.
- Executed in 1867
Provenance
Commissioned by Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich, the future Tsar Alexander III, in Denmark in 1867
Presented by Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich to his wife, Grand Duchess Maria Fedorovna, Christmas 1867
Collection of Grand Duchess Maria Fedorovna at Anichkov Palace, until early 1870s
Imperial Collection at Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe Selo, mid 1870s
Alexander Palace Museum, until 1931
Acquired by a Swedish engineer from the Gosfond commission in Leningrad, circa 1931
Presented by Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich to his wife, Grand Duchess Maria Fedorovna, Christmas 1867
Collection of Grand Duchess Maria Fedorovna at Anichkov Palace, until early 1870s
Imperial Collection at Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe Selo, mid 1870s
Alexander Palace Museum, until 1931
Acquired by a Swedish engineer from the Gosfond commission in Leningrad, circa 1931
Literature
‘Catalogue of Paintings Belonging to Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Tsesarevna’, Veliki knyaz’ Aleksandr Aleksandrovich: Sbornik dokumentov, Moscow, 2002, pp.638-639, no.13 listed; p.675 listed
Condition
The canvas has been cut and laid on another canvas and the original tacking edges are still visible along the left and right. There is a light covering of surface dirt and the varnish has discoloured. An extremely fine web of craquelure is visible throughout the composition. Examination under UV light reveals no apparent signs of retouching. Held in a gold painted wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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"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 night view of Øresund was commissioned by Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich, the future Tsar Alexander III, and presented to his wife, Grand Duchess Maria Fedorovna. The couple were accompanied by Alexei Bogoliubov on their 1867 visit to the Grand Duchess’s homeland of Denmark.
The painting was part of the Empress’s collection at Anichkov Palace until the early 1870s when it was transferred to the Imperial Collection at Alexander Palace in Tsarskoe Selo. A photograph in the collection of the State Museum of Pavlovsk shows the work in situ in the dining room of the Alexander Palace, where it hung with thirty-four other works by Bogoliubov. After the revolution it formed part of the Alexander Palace Museum until it was sold in 1931 along with many of Alexander and Maria Fedorovna’s other belongings.