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  • A RUSSIAN SCHOOL OIL PORTRAIT PAINTING ATTR TO N. RACHKOV
    Nov. 14, 2021

    A RUSSIAN SCHOOL OIL PORTRAIT PAINTING ATTR TO N. RACHKOV

    Est: $800 - $1,100

    Portrait of Mazeppa attributed to Nikolay Rachkov (Russian, 1825 - 1895). Oil on board, signed in Cyrillic "Rachkov" in the lower left corner. Inscribed on the back: "Painted by Rachkov about 1800 of Mazeppa Leader of Ukaraine who betrayed Peter the Great / Written about by Pushkine in "Poltava." Presented in an ornate painted carved wood and gesso frame. Provenance: Aspire Auctions, Dec 7, 2017, Lot 36.

    Helios Auctions
  • RACHKOV, NIKOLAI (1825-1895) Little Flower Seller
    Nov. 29, 2017

    RACHKOV, NIKOLAI (1825-1895) Little Flower Seller

    Est: £40,000 - £60,000

    RACHKOV, NIKOLAI (1825-1895) Little Flower Seller, signed and dated 1869. Oil on canvas, 76.5 by 64 cm. Provenance: With Mosskuppromtorg store, Moscow (label on the reverse of the frame). Acquired by the USA Ambassador to the USSR, after 1959. Important private collection, Europe. Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert V. Petrov. Little Flower Seller is one of the best works by Nikolai Rachkov, a major Russian master of 19th century genre portraiture who was extremely popular in the 1870s and 1880s in both Russian capitals. He was particularly famous for his skilfully painted images of women and children, executed with an easy charm and grace. The artist’s sensitivity and powers of observation enabled him to avoid sentimentality in his treatment of his pretty subjects. Rachkov was born in Nizhegorodsky province. His father was an art teacher who undoubtedly exerted some influence on his son’s artistic development. In 1838 Rachkov entered the Arzamas School of Art, Russia’s oldest painting school, which was the alma mater of many celebrated painters, including Vasily Perov. After his graduation, Rachkov lived and taught in Arzamas, before moving to Moscow in the 1860s, where he exhibited extensively and soon won recognition. His paintings were accorded prizes from the Imperial Academy of Arts and shown at the Paris World Fair. They were acquired by celebrated collectors such as Pavel Tretyakov and Kozma Soldatenkov. The present lot is one of Rachkov’s strongest works. His subject appears to be a young flower seller, who captivates the viewer with her serious and sincere gaze. The picture derives its particular charm from the unforced elegance of the young model’s pose, tightly holding her bouquet of colourful wild flowers and seemingly lost in her thoughts. These humble flowers symbolise the girl’s simple beauty, and the fallen petals remind us that time passes quickly and youth is transient.

    MacDougall's
  • Nikolai Y. Rachkov (RUSSIAN, 1825-1895) oil on board, Portrait of Mazappa, 13-1/2in. x 10-1/2in.
    Jul. 11, 2017

    Nikolai Y. Rachkov (RUSSIAN, 1825-1895) oil on board, Portrait of Mazappa, 13-1/2in. x 10-1/2in.

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    Nikolai Y. Rachkov (RUSSIAN, 1825-1895) oil on board, Portrait of Mazappa, 13-1/2in. x 10-1/2in.

    Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
  • Nikolai Efimovich Rachkov (1825-1895)
    Dec. 18, 2016

    Nikolai Efimovich Rachkov (1825-1895)

    Est: €1,200 - €1,500

    Nikolai Efimovich Rachkov (1825-1895) Jeune paysanne Huile sur toile, rentoilee. Signee en bas a droite. Attribue. Dimensions : 35 x 25 cm

    4-auction
  • RACHKOV, NIKOLAI (1825-1895) Little Flower Seller,
    May. 30, 2012

    RACHKOV, NIKOLAI (1825-1895) Little Flower Seller,

    Est: £80,000 - £120,000

    RACHKOV, NIKOLAI (1825-1895) Little Flower Seller, signed and dated 1869. Oil on canvas, 76.5 by 63.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection, UK. Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert V. Petrov. Little Flower Seller is one of the best works by Nikolai Yefimovich Rachkov, a major Russian master of 19th-century genre portraiture who was extremely popular in the 1870s and 1880s in both Russian capitals. He was particularly famous for his skilfully painted images of women and children, executed with an easy charm and grace. The artist's sensitivity and powers of observation enabled him to avoid sentimentality in his treatment of his pretty subjects. Rachkov was born in Nizhegorodsky province. His father was an art teacher who undoubtedly exerted some influence on his son's artistic development. In 1838 he entered Arzamas, a well-established painting school which was the alma mater of many celebrated painters, including Vasily Perov. After graduating, Rachkov stayed on at Arzamas and taught there before moving to Moscow in the 1860s, where he exhibited extensively and soon won recognition. His paintings were accorded prizes from the Imperial Academy of Arts and were shown at the Paris World Fair. They were acquired by celebrated collectors such as Pavel Tretyakov and Kozma Soldatenkov. The present lot is one of Rachkov's strongest works. His subject appears to be a young flower-seller, who captivates the viewer with her serious and sincere gaze. The picture derives its particular charm from the unforced elegance of the young model's pose, tightly holding her bouquet of colourful wild flowers and momentarily lost in her thoughts. These humble flowers symbolise the girl's simple beauty and the fallen petals remind us that time passes quickly and youth is transient.

    MacDougall's
  • NIKOLAY EFIMOVICH RACHKOV (1825-1895)
    Apr. 15, 2012

    NIKOLAY EFIMOVICH RACHKOV (1825-1895)

    Est: €1,800 - €2,000

    Jeune paysanne devant la porte Huile sur toile rentoilée Signée en bas à droite Dimensions : 35 x 25 cm

    Accademia Fine Art
  • Nikolay Efimovich Rachkov: A Russian peasant.
    Sep. 27, 2011

    Nikolay Efimovich Rachkov: A Russian peasant.

    Est: kr25,000 - kr30,000

    A Russian peasant. Signed Rachkov (in Cyrillic). Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard. 55 x 47 cm.

    Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
  • NIKOLAI EFIMOVICH RACHKOV
    Jun. 07, 2011

    NIKOLAI EFIMOVICH RACHKOV

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    NIKOLAI EFIMOVICH RACHKOV 1825-1895 MOTHER AND CHILD IN THE WHEAT FIELD signed in Cyrillic l.r. oil on canvas 50 by 39.5cm, 19 3/4 by 15 1/2 in.

    Sotheby's
  • Nikolai Efimovich Rachkov , Russian 1825-1895 Portrait of a Girl, 1869 oil on canvas
    Apr. 15, 2008

    Nikolai Efimovich Rachkov , Russian 1825-1895 Portrait of a Girl, 1869 oil on canvas

    Est: $50,000 - $70,000

    signed in Cyrillic and dated 1869 (lower right) oil on canvas

    Sotheby's
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