Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky (b. Moscow 1846, d. St. Petersburg 1920)
“Shurka”. A Russian boy in a red shirt with curley light hair sitting in a chair. Signed and dated V. Makovsky Shurka July 1 1908 (in Cyrillic). Oil on canvas. 66×55 cm.
The boy Shurka is a known model from more works of Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky, among others "In the Artist's Workshop (1907–1909), owned by the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.
Provenance: Seller's father-in-law, Herluf Jørgensen. He worked in the Great Northern Telegraph Company and was leader of the telegram station in Moscow before and after the Russian revolution 1917. He aquired the painting, while living in Moscow.
Condition report on request.
Please note: The item is subject to the Anti-Money Laundering Act. In the event of a hammer price of DKK 50,000 or more, including buyer’s premium, the buyer must submit a copy of a valid photo ID and proof of address in order to collect the item.
Russian sale, furniture & varia, 2 December 2016