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Alexei Petrovich Bogoliubov
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description
- Alexei Petrovich Bogoliubov
- Vichy
- signed twice in Latin and inscribed à mon ami et collègue J.P.Laurens l.l. and incised Vichy l.r.
- oil on panel
- 18 by 27cm, 7 by 10 3/4 in.
- Executed in the early 1880s
Condition
The edges of the panel are very slightly worn and all four edges have frame abrasions with some minor corresponding paint loss. There is an indentation in the paint layer as well as the remnants of gold leaf from a frame along the bottom edge. There is a small nick in the board in the left of the bottom edge, below the inscription. Inspection under UV light reveals scattered retouching in the expanse of sky and to the frame abrasions at the edges. Held in a large gold painted wooden frame with decorative plaster mouldings.
"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
Alexei Bogoliubov settled permanently in Paris in 1873 after his fragile health meant he could no longer endure the Russian winters. Here he took on the role of mentor to the younger generation of artists and Russian émigrés and from 1874 held literary salons known as ‘Tuesdays’ at his house and studio on the Rue de Rome. Attendees included Ivan Turgenev, Ivan Pokhitonov, Ilya Repin, and Jean-Paul Laurens, a young French academic painter whose works were collected by Sergei Tretyakov.
Bogoliubov first visited Vichy in 1870, returning on numerous occasions over the next two decades to take the famous waters and paint plein-air studies of the local landscape. This picturesque resort town was to Bogoliubov what Barbizon was to that group of French realist painters he admired so much. The studies he produced at Vichy are all painted on small, portable panels of identical dimensions but the present lot bears the stamp of Parisian artist suppliers H.Vieille & E.Troisgros which dates this work specifically to the early 1880s.
Bogoliubov first visited Vichy in 1870, returning on numerous occasions over the next two decades to take the famous waters and paint plein-air studies of the local landscape. This picturesque resort town was to Bogoliubov what Barbizon was to that group of French realist painters he admired so much. The studies he produced at Vichy are all painted on small, portable panels of identical dimensions but the present lot bears the stamp of Parisian artist suppliers H.Vieille & E.Troisgros which dates this work specifically to the early 1880s.