Wladimir Jegorowitsch Makowskij - Young Peasant Woman with a Basket of Apples
Wladimir Jegorowitsch Makowskij
Young Peasant Woman with a Basket of Apples
Oil on canvas. 70 x 47 cm.
Signed in Cyrillic and dated lower left: V. MAKOWSKY / 1872.
Vladimir Egorovitch Makovsky painted this portrait of a Russian peasant woman in a completely unsentimental way. She is shown sitting on a wooden bench, her hands resting on her lap, her gaze calmly directed at the viewer, with a basket of apples next to her. The early work was created in 1872, shortly after Makovsky joined the "Peredvizhniki" (Russian for "Wanderers"), one of the most important secessionist groups in 19th century Russia, which was founded in 1870. Makovsky paints his model with a subtly contemplative realism, without creating a sentimental genre picture. It was not until 1861 that serfdom was abolished in Russia under Tsar Alexander II, making the peasants independent and free individuals. The Peredvizhniki group was supported by Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov (1832-1898), who purchased numerous works for his gallery. This most influential Russian gallery owner of the 19th century had already collected works by Makovsky during his lifetime. Makovsky's "Young Peasant Woman" was in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow until 1932, when it was sold. The painting also bears a stamp of the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow, where it was probably kept until 1925. The painting has been in German family ownership for several generations.
We would like to thank Prof Elena Nesterova, St Petersburg, for kindly confirming the authenticity of this work (written correspondence dated 21st December 2023).
Provenance
Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow, presumably until 1925 (stamped on the reverse of the stretcher). - Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, until 1932 (stamped on the back of the cavas), sold from there in 1932. - Presumably in private ownership in Eastern Europe / Germany after 1932, subsequently in family ownership.
Wladimir Jegorowitsch Makowskij
Young Peasant Woman with a Basket of Apples
Oil on canvas. 70 x 47 cm.
Signed in Cyrillic and dated lower left: V. MAKOWSKY / 1872.
Vladimir Egorovitch Makovsky painted this portrait of a Russian peasant woman in a completely unsentimental way. She is shown sitting on a wooden bench, her hands resting on her lap, her gaze calmly directed at the viewer, with a basket of apples next to her. The early work was created in 1872, shortly after Makovsky joined the "Peredvizhniki" (Russian for "Wanderers"), one of the most important secessionist groups in 19th century Russia, which was founded in 1870. Makovsky paints his model with a subtly contemplative realism, without creating a sentimental genre picture. It was not until 1861 that serfdom was abolished in Russia under Tsar Alexander II, making the peasants independent and free individuals. The Peredvizhniki group was supported by Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov (1832-1898), who purchased numerous works for his gallery. This most influential Russian gallery owner of the 19th century had already collected works by Makovsky during his lifetime. Makovsky's "Young Peasant Woman" was in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow until 1932, when it was sold. The painting also bears a stamp of the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow, where it was probably kept until 1925. The painting has been in German family ownership for several generations.
We would like to thank Prof Elena Nesterova, St Petersburg, for kindly confirming the authenticity of this work (written correspondence dated 21st December 2023).
Provenance
Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow, presumably until 1925 (stamped on the reverse of the stretcher). - Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, until 1932 (stamped on the back of the cavas), sold from there in 1932. - Presumably in private ownership in Eastern Europe / Germany after 1932, subsequently in family ownership.
