Russian Art & Literature - Bloomsbury Auctions
Russian Art & Literature - Bloomsbury Auctions
Russian Art & Literature - Bloomsbury Auctions
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Lot 106. FEDOTOV, Pavel Andreevitch (1815-1852).<br />
Portrait of an aunt. [N.d.., c1950s]. Oil on wood. Signed upper left.210 x 130 mm. Unexamined out of frame.<br />
$2,000 - $3,000<br />
Lot 107. AIVAZOVSKY, Ivan Konstantinovich (1817-1900).<br />
Ships on the Coastline. Watercolor on paper (230 x 305 mm). Signed lower left.<br />
Aivazovsky was best known for his seascapes. His skillful use of watercolor to depict the subtle reflections of light on the sea surface gained<br />
him comparison to J. M. W. Turner and <strong>Russian</strong> painter Sylvester Shchedrin. A student of the St.Petersburg Academy of <strong>Art</strong>s, he graduated<br />
with a gold medal. Later in life he founded an art school on his estate in Feodosia and began the first archaeological excavations of the<br />
region. His works are included in the State Tretiyakov Gallery, the State <strong>Russian</strong> Museum, and The Hermitage.<br />
$3,000 - $5,000<br />
Lot 108. SHISHKIN, Ivan Ivanovich (1832-1898).<br />
Untitled. Etching, 1873. 110 x 150 mm. Signed and dated in the plate.<br />
Shishkin was a gifted <strong>Russian</strong> landscape painter, etcher and teacher associated with the Peredvizhniki [Wanderers] artists group.<br />
$3,000 - $5,000<br />
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