Russian Pictures
Russian Pictures
Property from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Sold to Benefit Future Acquisitions
Yuli Yulievich Klever
The Potato Gatherers
Auction Closed
December 1, 03:47 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Sold to Benefit Future Acquisitions
Yuli Yulievich Klever
1850 - 1924
The Potato Gatherers
signed in Cyrillic and dated 1909 l.r.
oil on canvas
Canvas: 56.5 by 66.5cm, 22¼ by 26¼in.
Framed: 63.5 by 73.5cm, 25¼ by 29in.
Acquired at the above sale by C. Michael Paul
A gift from the Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation, Inc., and the Charles Ulrick and Joseph Bay Foundation to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in 1968
C. Michael Paul (1901-1980) was born Pavel Mikhailovich Iogolevitch in Imperial Russia where, after a brief career as a violinist, he joined the Russian army. He changed his name to Capton Michael Paul when he emigrated to the United States after World War I. After accumulating a large fortune in the petroleum business, he founded the C. Michael Paul Foundation and in 1965, he endowed the C. Michael Paul Hall at the Julliard School.