Important Russian Pictures
Catalogue Information: 226 lots | 223 with images
Lot 1: Aleksandr Karlovich Beggrov (1841-1941) after A. O. Orlovskii
Seven etchings depicting Russian genre scenesetchings with hand-colouring, heightened with gum arabic, on wove paper, each attached to the original backing paper, with publisher's address lower rightall 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (6.4 x 8.9 cm.) (7)
Lot 2: Seven views of St. Petersburg from the series Nouvelle Collection de quarante deux vues de
Seven views of St. Petersburg from the series Nouvelle Collection de quarante deux vues de Saint Petersbourg, published in St. Petersburg by Pluchard, comprising: The Marble Palace (illustrated); The Imperial Hermitage Theatre (illustrated); The Summ [...more]
Lot 3: Russian School (19th Century)
View of Moscow from the balcony of the Kremlin looking towards the riversigned with initials 'T.W' (lower left)oil on canvas26 1/4 x 44 in. (66.7 x 111.8 cm.)
Lot 4: Russian School (19th Century)
A singing peasantsigned with Cyrillic initials, inscribed and dated 'A.S?.1856./Roma' (lower left) and further inscribed in Russian 'Ah you an me./Ah me and you', the same phrase paraphrased in excised letters (lower right)pencil and brown wash on pa [...more]
Lot 5: Andrei Efimovich Martynov (1768-1826)
Vues de Saint-Petersbourg dessinées d'après nature et lithographiéesmanuscript title, 15 lithographed views, all hand-coloured, contemporary dark blue morocco, metal centre-piece with medals of Peter the Great, Catherine the Great and Alexander I, me [...more]
