ATTRIBUTED TO VALENTIN SEROV (RUSSIAN 1865-1911)
ATTRIBUTED TO VALENTIN SEROV (RUSSIAN 1865-1911)
Portrait of Government Minister Ivan Alexandrovich Yuzkevich, 1905
oil on canvas
59 x 47 cm (23 1/4 x 18 1/2 in.)
signed and dated upper right
PROVENANCE
Bukowskis, Helsinki, December 11, 2004, lot 469
EXHIBITED
Moscow, Noviy Manezh, Russkoe iskusstvo: Nakhodki i otkrytiya, September 19 - October 8, 2017
LITERATURE
Lidya Iovleva, Russkoe iskusstvo: Nakhodki i otkrytiya, ex. cat., p. 76-77 (illustrated)
As Iovleva, former directress of The State Tretyakov Gallery, writes in the catalogue the portrait is entirely in accordance with the artistic manner characteristic of works by V.A. Serov produced in 1905 - that unique "Serovian" painterly liberty, "Serovian" palette... and especially the typically Serovian complicated facial expression of the portrayed: attentive gaze with a note of uncertainty or doubt, a personality endowed with power but prone to reflexion.
CONDITION
Observed in frame. Visible loss of paint to the upper center. Scratch visible to the lower left. Inspection under UV shows no apparent signs of restoration.
N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
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ATTRIBUTED TO VALENTIN SEROV (RUSSIAN 1865-1911)
Portrait of Government Minister Ivan Alexandrovich Yuzkevich, 1905
oil on canvas
59 x 47 cm (23 1/4 x 18 1/2 in.)
signed and dated upper right
PROVENANCE
Bukowskis, Helsinki, December 11, 2004, lot 469
EXHIBITED
Moscow, Noviy Manezh, Russkoe iskusstvo: Nakhodki i otkrytiya, September 19 - October 8, 2017
LITERATURE
Lidya Iovleva, Russkoe iskusstvo: Nakhodki i otkrytiya, ex. cat., p. 76-77 (illustrated)
As Iovleva, former directress of The State Tretyakov Gallery, writes in the catalogue the portrait is entirely in accordance with the artistic manner characteristic of works by V.A. Serov produced in 1905 - that unique "Serovian" painterly liberty, "Serovian" palette... and especially the typically Serovian complicated facial expression of the portrayed: attentive gaze with a note of uncertainty or doubt, a personality endowed with power but prone to reflexion.
CONDITION
Observed in frame. Visible loss of paint to the upper center. Scratch visible to the lower left. Inspection under UV shows no apparent signs of restoration.
N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
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