Alfred Alexandrovich Girv (b. Pechori 1880, d. Pskov 1918)
On the way to the theater. Portrait of a young Russian lady with embroidered shawl and red flowers in her hair, holding a lorgnette. Signed and dated A. Girv 1905 (in Cyrillic). Oil on canvas. 59×49 cm.
Exhibited: Alfred Alexandrovich Girv exhibited regularly at the Exhibition of St. Petersburg Society of Artists. In 1906 he exhibited a work as no. 147 with the title “The Head”. This painting is presumably the above mentioned.
Provenance: Danish private collection, at least from the 1950s.
Condition report on request.
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Russian sale, furniture & varia, 2 December 2016
Not sold