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Painter, Water colorist

(b 1805; d 1879) Russian painter. Nikanor Chernetsov was a son of an icon painter and a younger brother of the well-known artist Grigorii Chernetsov. In 1823, he won a scholarship to study at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St Petersburg as a landscape painter under Professor Maxim Nikiforovich Vorobiev. After graduation from the Academy in 1827, Chernetsov traveled extensively throughout the Caucasus with the chairman of the Imperial Society for the Encouragements of the Arts from 1829 until 1831. From 1833-36 he worked in the services of a Russian Governor General M.S. Vorontsov in the Crimea. Chernetsov’s paintings became so popular that one of his 1832 landscapes was hung in the office of the famous Russian poet, Alexander Pushkin. During this period his travels took him the full length of the Black Sea coast; to Tbilisi and as far as the border with Turkey. He observed the local nature, towns, ancient ruins, customs, clothes, and various ethnic groups living in the Crimea. He executed several hundred pencil studies, watercolors, gouaches and sepia drawings from which he would then build up his large scale oil paintings. In the 1840s, together with his brother, Chernetsov visited Italy, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Greece, and Turkey. Chernetsov created what was essentially a painted encyclopedia of the Russian South. Evidently influenced by his tutor, Vorobiov who had been official war artist during the Napoleonic campaign of 1813-14, many of Chernetsov's paintings recorded contemporary events, such as a military exercise. (Credit: Sotheby’s, London, The Russian Sale, May 31, 2006, lot 10; Sotheby’s, New York, Russian Art, April 16, 2007, lot 318)

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    • Tschernezoff, Nikanor Grigorjewitsch: Zar Nikolaus I. mit seinem Sohn Alexander II. auf einem Spaziergang
      May. 31, 2024

      Tschernezoff, Nikanor Grigorjewitsch: Zar Nikolaus I. mit seinem Sohn Alexander II. auf einem Spaziergang

      Est: €2,000 - €3,000

      Zar Nikolaus I. mit seinem Sohn Alexander II. auf einem Spaziergang. Aquarell, an den Rändern punktuell auf braunem Untersatzpapier montiert. 20,1 x 25,9 cm. Unten rechts signiert (kyrillisch) "Tschernezoff", sowie auf dem Untersatzpapier von alter Hand in französischer Sprache bez. "la musique de l'eau au Cottage". Der Maler und Lithograph Nikanor Tschernezoff war 1820-27 Schüler an der Petersburger Akademie unter Worobjoff. Er wurde 1832 in die Akademie aufgenommen und war Mitarbeiter seines älteren Bruders Grigorij. Monumentale Historienbilder und Landschaftsgemälde seiner Hand befinden sich im Russischen Museum, Sankt Petersburg und in der Tretjakoff-Galerie, Moskau. Bei der vorliegenden, seltenen und farbfrisch erhaltenen Arbeit handelt es sich der Überlieferung nach bei den Spaziergängern um ein Portrait des Zaren Nikolaus I. (1796-1855) und seines ältesten Sohnes Alexander II. (1818-1881). - Provenienz: Privatsammlung München. - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.

      Bassenge Auctions
    • Nikanor Grigorievich Chernetsov
      Apr. 25, 2024

      Nikanor Grigorievich Chernetsov

      Est: €16,000 - €20,000

      (Luch in Kostroma 1805–1879 Saint Petersburg) The Khabanija-Fountain in Cairo, inscribed on the reverse in Cyrillic “Fountain in the courtyard of the Mosque of the Dervishes in Cairo, N. Chernetsov from nature”, signed in Cyrillic, dated 1853, oil on canvas, 49 x 61.5 cm, framed We are grateful to Dr. Olga Sugrobova-Roth for her scholarly advice. The report of the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg for the years 1852-53 mentions the Chernetsov brothers’ travels through the Caucasus, Palestine and Cairo. The artist had already used the fountain of the so-called Khabanija Mosque, which no longer exists, as a motif in earlier works. The depiction from 1842 is preserved in the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. His elder brother Grigori also painted the fountain in 1845 (now in the Picture Gallery in Tver).

      Dorotheum
    • GRIGORII GRIGOR’EVICH and NIKANOR GRIGOR’EVICH CHERNETSOV (RUSSIAN 1802-1865 & 1805-1879)
      Jan. 26, 2022

      GRIGORII GRIGOR’EVICH and NIKANOR GRIGOR’EVICH CHERNETSOV (RUSSIAN 1802-1865 & 1805-1879)

      Est: £300 - £500

      GRIGORII GRIGOR’EVICH and NIKANOR GRIGOR’EVICH CHERNETSOV (RUSSIAN 1802-1865 & 1805-1879) GRIGORII GRIGOR’EVICH and NIKANOR GRIGOR’EVICH CHERNETSOV (RUSSIAN 1802-1865 & 1805-1879) Views of the Ruins of the Monastery of St Brigitta (i); View of the Tower in the village of Dasca Margarita (ii); (i) signed and dated in Cyrillic N. Chernetsov 1828 (lower right) (ii) signed and dated in Cyrillic Grig. Chernetsov 1828 (lower left) each with Cyrillic captions in pencil (on the reverse) watercolour (i) 13.5 x 18.3 cm (ii) 14.5 x 20 cm PROVENANCE: Sale, Christie’s, South Kensington, 14 April 1993, lot 35, where purchased by the present owner LITERATURE: A. Rovinskii, Dictionary of Russian engravers, St. Petersburg, 1895, p. 738 (2)

      Chiswick Auctions
    • GRIGORII GRIGOR’EVICH and NIKANOR GRIGOR’EVICH CHERNETSOV (RUSSIAN 1802-1865 & 1805-1879)
      Dec. 07, 2021

      GRIGORII GRIGOR’EVICH and NIKANOR GRIGOR’EVICH CHERNETSOV (RUSSIAN 1802-1865 & 1805-1879)

      Est: £600 - £800

      GRIGORII GRIGOR’EVICH and NIKANOR GRIGOR’EVICH CHERNETSOV (RUSSIAN 1802-1865 & 1805-1879) GRIGORII GRIGOR’EVICH and NIKANOR GRIGOR’EVICH CHERNETSOV (RUSSIAN 1802-1865 & 1805-1879) Views of the Ruins of the Monastery of St Brigitta (i); View of the Tower in the village of Dasca Margarita (ii); (i) signed and dated in Cyrillic N. Chernetsov 1828 (lower right) (ii) signed and dated in Cyrillic Grig. Chernetsov 1828 (lower left) each with Cyrillic captions in pencil (on the reverse) watercolour (i) 13.5 x 18.3 cm (ii) 14.5 x 20 cm PROVENANCE: Sale, Christie’s, South Kensington, 14 April 1993, lot 35, where purchased by the present owner LITERATURE: A. Rovinskii, Dictionary of Russian engravers, St. Petersburg, 1895, p. 738 (2)

      Chiswick Auctions
    • Tschernezoff, Nikanor Grigorjewitsch: Eine klassische Rotunda
      Dec. 03, 2021

      Tschernezoff, Nikanor Grigorjewitsch: Eine klassische Rotunda

      Est: €4,600 - €6,000

      Eine klassische Rotunda. Aquarell. 20,3 x 31,1 cm. Signiert und datiert (kyrillisch) "Nikanor Tschernezoff November 1824". Der Maler und Lithograph Nikanor Tschernezoff war 1820-27 Schüler an der Petersburger Akademie unter Worobjoff. Er wurde 1832 in die Akademie aufgenommen und war Mitarbeiter seines älteren Bruders Grigorij. Monumentale Historienbilder und Landschaftsgemälde seiner Hand befinden sich im Russischen Museum, St. Petersburg und in der Tretjakoff-Galerie, Moskau. Bei der vorliegenden, seltenen und farbfrisch erhaltenen Dekorationsstudie handelt es sich um ein Jugendwerk des Künstlers. Die neoklassische Rotunda, die durch die Unteransicht eine imposante Raumwirkung entfaltet, erinnert an Architekturprojekte zeitgenössischer, in St. Petersburg tätiger Baumeister, wie Giacomo Quarenghi. - Provenienz: Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London, Ausstellung Interiors, 4. November - 11. Dezember 1981, Nr. 53. - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.

      Bassenge Auctions
    • Nikanor Chernetsov (1805-1879)
      Jun. 04, 2018

      Nikanor Chernetsov (1805-1879)

      Est: £5,000 - £7,000

      Nikanor Chernetsov (1805-1879) Maison du prince Dadian en Mingrélie pencil and watercolour on paper 8 7/8 x 12 1/8 in. (22.6 x 30.8 cm.); unframed

      Christie's
    • NIKANOR GRIGORIEVICH CHERNETSOV | Views of the Yelagin and Alexander Palace
      Jun. 02, 2015

      NIKANOR GRIGORIEVICH CHERNETSOV | Views of the Yelagin and Alexander Palace

      Est: £5,000 - £7,000

      watercolour on card

      Sotheby's
    • - NIKANOR GRIGOROVICH CHERNITSOV (Russia, 1805-1879) - Two Men in Troika with Driver, watercolor and ink on card, signed on lower edge, unframed, 3 7/8" x 7 1/8," water spot on top edge.
      Feb. 07, 2015

      - NIKANOR GRIGOROVICH CHERNITSOV (Russia, 1805-1879) - Two Men in Troika with Driver, watercolor and ink on card, signed on lower edge, unframed, 3 7/8" x 7 1/8," water spot on top edge.

      Est: $600 - $800

      NIKANOR GRIGOROVICH CHERNITSOV (Russia, 1805-1879) - Two Men in Troika with Driver, watercolor and ink on card, signed on lower edge, unframed, 3 7/8" x 7 1/8," water spot on top edge.

      Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
    • Nikanor Grigorevic Tschernezoff, 'View over the Volga', c. 1838
      Jun. 18, 2014

      Nikanor Grigorevic Tschernezoff, 'View over the Volga', c. 1838

      Est: €19,200 - €24,000

      Oil on canvas Russia, most likely 1838 Nikanor Grigorevic Tschernezoff (1804-1879) - Russian Landscape Painter Panoramic scene from the famous Volga trip of the Brothers Tschernezoff in the year 1838 Overall dimensions, framed: 73 x 93 cm; Dimensions of the stretcher frame: 52 x 74 cm Good condition Provenance: from an important private collection The brothers Tschernezoff are two of the earliest Russian landscape painters and their paintings are amongst the most sought after ones on the market. Paintings by Nikanor Tschernezoff fetch up to more than 1.2 m. euros at international auctions The 'View over the Volga' by Nikanor Grigorevic Tschernezoff shows a sunlit panoramic view of the river. Small fisher huts with fishnets drying in the sun are depicted in the foreground to the left and a bit further away to the right are standing some more on stilts in the flat water. The river itself stretches broadly across the canvas, almost appearing like a lake. The opposite shore looks friendly, with a few buildings here and there and the softly rising hills. The horizon is lined by flat, but still partly snow covered mountains. Above these stretches the sky, flooded with the yellow light of the sun, and almost cloudless. Nikanor Tschernezoff has painted an almost dreamlike, somehow very southern landscape and it is not surprising that his works have astonished and fascinated his compatriots and contemporaries as he showed them their country in a new light. The painting is in an optically good condition. It has several dot-like colour touch-ups in the area of the sky as well as one restored, thin, horizontal line. There are also some touch-ups in the shore on the opposite site. Behind the spanned fishnets is a larger restored area. Fine craquelure covers the entire painting. The canvas has been waxed for stabilization. The dimensions of the stretcher frame are 73 x 93 cm, the dimensions of the frame are 73 x 93 cm. The elegant stucco frame is in a good condition considering its age, with a few traces of use. Nikanor Grigorevic Tschernezoff, (1804-1879) Nikanor Grigorevic Tschernezoff and his older brother Grigori Tschernezoff are amongst the earliest landscape painters from Russia. Several areas of the country had never been painted before and were unknown to most of the city's residents which is why the brothers Tschernezoff had great success. Pushkin for example owned a painting by Nikanor that hung in his study. Nikanor himself got a scholarship for the academy in St. Petersburg in 1823 where he studied under Maxim Nikiforovich Vorobiev (1787-1855). Together with his brother he finished the academy in 1827, both leaving with gold medals. Grigory was engaged as a court painter, whereas Nikanor lived in the Crimea from 1833 to 36 where he worked for the Russian General Governor. During this time he travelled along the Black Sea and got as far as Turkey. Since 1837, the brothers Tschernezoff worked together and so they travelled along the river Volga in 1838, painting panoramic views of both shores. Paintings by Nikanor can today be found in the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg and in 1999 the exhibition 'The Brothers Tschernezoff and Pushkin' was held there in honour of Pushkin's 200th birthday. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.

      Auctionata Paddle8 AG
    • CHERNETSOV, NIKANOR GREIGOREVICH (1804 - 1879)
      Mar. 26, 2010

      CHERNETSOV, NIKANOR GREIGOREVICH (1804 - 1879)

      Est: CHF200,000 - CHF220,000

      CHERNETSOV, NIKANOR GREIGOREVICH (1804 - 1879) View over the Volga with ships. 1856. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right in Cyrillic and dated. 43.4 x 65.3 cm. CHERNETSOV, NIKANOR GREIGOREVICH (1804 - 1879) Blick auf die Wolga mit Schiffen. 1856. Öl auf Leinwand. Unten rechts kyrillisch signiert und datiert. 43,4 x 65,3 cm.

      Koller Auctions
    • Nikanor Greigor'evich CHERNETSOV 1804 - 1879 Paysage alpin avec un lac Aquarelle gouachée sur trait de crayon
      Mar. 27, 2009

      Nikanor Greigor'evich CHERNETSOV 1804 - 1879 Paysage alpin avec un lac Aquarelle gouachée sur trait de crayon

      Est: €10,000 - €12,000

      Nikanor Greigor'evich CHERNETSOV 1804 - 1879 Paysage alpin avec un lac Aquarelle gouachée sur trait de crayon signée en cyrillique et datée 'N. Chernetzov / 1829' en bas à droite h: 48,20 w: 70,50 cm

      Artcurial
    • Nikanor Grigorievich Chernetsov 1805-1879 Horsemen
      Oct. 02, 2008

      Nikanor Grigorievich Chernetsov 1805-1879 Horsemen

      Est: kr300,000 - kr400,000

      Nikanor Grigorievich Chernetsov 1805-1879 Horsemen on the Black Sea Shore Signed and dated 1867, oil on panel 46 x 74,4 cm.

      Stockholms Auktionsverket
    • Nikanor Grigorievich Chernetsov , View of a Grotto in Crimea, 1872
      Apr. 16, 2007

      Nikanor Grigorievich Chernetsov , View of a Grotto in Crimea, 1872

      Est: $100,000 - $150,000

      signed in Cyrillic and dated 1872 (lower right); signed and titled in Cyrillic (on the reverse) oil on canvas

      Sotheby's
    • NIKANOR GREGORIEVICH CHERNETSOV, 1804-1879
      May. 31, 2006

      NIKANOR GREGORIEVICH CHERNETSOV, 1804-1879

      Est: £200,000 - £300,000

      PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SCANDINAVIAN COLLECTION VIEW OF ORIANDA ON THE SOUTHERN SHORES OF THE CRIMEA 67.5 by 97.5cm., 26½ by 38¼in. signed in Cyrillic l.m. and dated 1833; further titled in Cyrillic on reverse oil on canvas PROVENANCE Collection of the Nobel Family Thence by descent NOTE Contemporaries of poet Alexander Pushkin, Nikanor and his elder brother Grigori Chernetsov documented the myriad landscapes of the vast Empire of Nicholas I. They are among Russia's earliest landscape painters, depicting views of the Russian provinces long before the peredvizhniki turned their attention from Italy to the natural beauty of their native land. In 1823 Nikanor Chernetsov won a scholarship to study at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St Petersburg as a landscape painter under Professor Maxim Nikiforovich Vorobiev (1787-1855). Although by this time life in the provinces and far southern parts of the Empire were popular subjects in Russian literature, primarily scenes from classical history or views of Italy were considered worthy for artists. Silvestr Schedrin (1791-1830), the father of Russian landscape painting had left Russia for Italy on an academic scholarship in 1818, and did not return. The Chernetsov brothers travelled to Italy in the 1840s, but fortunately they left behind an immense body of work from the 1830s from their travels in the Russian Empire. Many such views had never before been painted and their exotic locations, with cliffs, caves and picturesque coves captured the public's imagination. Alexander Pushkin owned a painting by Nikanor Chernetsov of the Daryal Pass in the Caucasus which hung in his study. After graduation from the Academy, from 1829-31 Nikanor Chernetsov travelled extensively throughout the Caucasus with the chairman of the Imperial Society for the Encouragements of the Arts. This society, which funded residential scholarships to Italy of Karl Briullov and Alexander Ivanov, had been set up in St Petersburg by wealthy patrons in 1820 and organised exhibitions and competitions independently from the Academy. From 1833-36 he worked in the services of a Russian Governor General M.S. Vorontsov in the Crimea. During this period his travels took him the full length of the Black Sea coast, to Tbilisi and as far as the border with Turkey. He observed the local nature, towns, ancient ruins, customs, clothes, and various ethnic groups living in the Crimea. He executed several hundreds of pencil studies, watercolours, gouaches and sepia drawings from which he would then build up his large scale oil paintings. The wealth of material left to posterity from these trips is encyclopaedic. Evidently influenced by his tutor Vorobiov who had been official war artist during the Napoleonic campaign of 1813-14, many of Chernetsov's paintings recorded contemporary events, such as a military exercise, Imperial gathering or garden party as in Novi Miskhor. Na Vodakh of 1834. The offered lot, View of Orianda on the Southern Shores of the Crimea appears to belong to this canon. On a high, rocky promontory, we observe a meeting of officials surveying the immediate terrain. Orianda is located on the Black Sea coast between Ai Todor and Yalta, an area once termed "The Imperial Coast" for its proliferation of Imperial summer dachas. In the late 1820s building work had started on a summer dacha for Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna, the wife of Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich, youngest son of Emperor Paul I. As this dacha was situated in upper Orianda, it is quite possible Chernetsov's painting relates to its early construction. Thus, the figure in full military uniform could be the Grand Duke himself, together with his architect, servants, and Tartar guides. His consort, a daughter of the Duke of Wuttermberg, took the name of Elena Pavlovna upon marriage. She was the patroness of several charities, a prominent social hostess and played an important role in the liberalisation of the serfs in 1861. View of Orianda in the Southern Shores of the Crimea formed a part of the collection of Russian paintings in the possession of the Nobel family, who distinguished themselves in the early development of the oil business in Russia in the 19th century. Ludvig, the younger brother of Alfred Nobel discovered new technical methods in this industry, namely pipelines for the transportation of oil and oil tankers built in sections in Sweden and assembled on the Caspian Sea.

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