Nikolai Romadin, Russian 1903-1987 - Boating in a Park, 1957; oil on paper laid down on cardboard, signed and dated lower right 'N. Romadin 1957', further signed, titled and dated on the reverse 'N. Romadin 1957', 74 x 100 cm Provenance: the...

Nikolai Romadin, Russian 1903-1987 - Boating in a Park, 1957; oil on paper laid down on cardboard, signed and dated lower right 'N. Romadin 1957', further signed, titled and dated on the reverse 'N. Romadin 1957', 74 x 100 cm Provenance: the descendants of Jan and Nelly Szibner Note: Born in 1893 in Budapest to a family of financiers, Jan Szibner chose an alternative career path to his family by enlisting as a soldier. During the First World War, he served on the Eastern Front in the Galicia region (today in Ukraine) where he was injured, but remained in the military even after the war, rapidly rising through the ranks to become General in 1935 and later Lieutenant Field Marshal. Nelly (Eleanor) Szibner, born in 1902, married Jan in 1927. She was a highly regarded actress of the period and performed at the National Theatre in Budapest until the outbreak of the Second World War. At this stage Jan and Nelly Szibner had amassed an impressive collection of art and antiquities principally purchased in Paris during the 1920s and 1930s. During the Second World War, however, Jan was captured and later died as a Prisoner of War in October 1945. The art collection was held by Nelly until her death 10 years later and was then bequeathed to Jan Szibner's three sisters. The children of the youngest sister inherited the items upon her death, which then passed by descent to the present owners. The present work is similar to 'Summer', also executed by Romadin in 1957. The style and location show a number of similarities.
Held in a gilded frame with losses to molding, retouching and scuffs. Dents to corners of canvas, namely in the lower left corner. Minor spots of paint loss in the bottom left and right corners. Raised craquelure in the lower center edge, approximately 6 cm long.