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Lot 0075: ANTIQUE RUSSIAN OIL PAINTING BY NIKOLAI SVERCHKOV

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Nikolai Egorovich Sverchkov, Russian, 1817 to 1898, an antique oil painting on board depicting a racing Russian troika in the winter landscape. Signed in Cyrillic, lower left. Framed. Nikolai Yegorovich Sverchkov was a Russian painter and engraver. His works begun to attract public attention from 1844. Sverchkovs Return From the Bear Hunt, exhibited in 1863, was bought by Napoleon III. For this and two other paintings, The Fair and The Station, Sverchkov was awarded the Order of the Legion of Honor. Returning to Petersburg from abroad in 1864, Sverchkov painted The Turn out of Tsar Aleksey Mikhailovich on the Military Parade of 1664 for Alexander II. An animal painter, Sverchkov started his creative work at the Khrenovskiy and Chesmenskiy state stud farms. In 1844 Sverchkov did several lithographs, and by the end of 1840s he had painted three portraits. One of a kind artwork.

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Overall good vintage condition. Signs of age and wear. Chips and cracks in frame. Refer to photos. Sold as is.
Frame 19 x 15 in. Board 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. All measurements are approximate.

Auction Date

April 13th, 2024

PRICE WITH BUYER PREMIUM

$3,456.00