Lot 140: NESTEROV, MIKHAIL - (1862-1942) Studies for the Painting "Russia. The Soul of the People", two works

Name: NESTEROV, MIKHAIL - (1862-1942) Studies for the Painting "Russia. The Soul of the People", two works
Brand: MacDougall's
SKU: 96fd910b31

Est: £25,000 GBP - £30,000 GBP

MacDougall'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 26, 2014

Item Overview

Description

NESTEROV, MIKHAIL
(1862-1942)
Studies for the Painting "Russia. The Soul of the People", two works.
Each oil on canvas, laid on cardboard, one measuring 32 by 18 cm and the other 32 by 17.5 cm.
The works in the present lot are studies for the composition Russia. The Soul of the People, 1914-1916, The State Tretyakov Gallery, which Nesterov believed to be his pivotal painting.

Authenticity of the works has been confirmed by Natalia Nesterova, the artist's daughter (inscriptions on the reverse of each painting).
Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert V. Petrov.

Literature: A. Mikhailov, Mikhail Vasilievich Nesterov. Zhizn' i tvorchestvo, Moscow, Sovetskii khudozhnik, 1958, p. 480, listed as Etyud barm, shishaka voina i skipetra and Etyud shapki Monomakha, derzhavy i drevnerusskogo znameni.

Artist or Maker

Michail Vasil'evic Nesterov

Auction Details

Russian Art

MacDougall's

November 26, 2014, 10:30 AM GMT

30A Charles II Street, London, LDN, SW1Y 4AE, UK

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