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Vasily Ivanovich Shukhaev
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Vasily Ivanovich Shukhaev
- Portrait of Gavril Gregorievich Paichadze
- signed in Latin and dated Paris 2/3 1933 l.r.
- sanguine and charcoal on paper
- image size: 62 by 48cm, 24 ½ by 19in.
Provenance
A gift from the artist to the sitter
A gift from the sitter to the parents of the present owner in 1976
A gift from the sitter to the parents of the present owner in 1976
Condition
The paper has been restored along the edges and there are a number of well-repaired tears in places along the edges. The sanguine has smudged, particularly in the lower portion of the work, but the sitter's facial features are sharp and the colours are strong. Held in a modern wooden frame and under glass. Unexamined out of frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The offered work was executed during Shukhaev's Paris period (1919-1935), when he sketched the portraits of many members of the Mir iskusstva group, such as Alexander Yakovlev and other Russian celebrities including Anna Pavlova.
Gavril Paichadze (1883-1976) was a close friend of Shukhaev and a leading figure in the Russian émigré community in France after 1917. An editor, intellectual and art collector, he worked ceaselessly to promote Russian musical culture throughout his new homeland, most notably at the helm of a publishing house specialising in Russian musical manuscripts for over 20 years, where he published the works of Stravinsky and Prokofiev.
Shukhaev's precise and expressive rendering of his model's features is characteristic of his sanguine portraits - in the words of the German literary critic Paul Barchan, he was the 'child of Russian naturalism'. The offered lot displays the influence of Dmitri Kardovsky, Shukhaev's teacher at the Imperial Academy, as well as his quest for a style which broke away from popular artistic trends in Europe at the time.
Gavril Paichadze (1883-1976) was a close friend of Shukhaev and a leading figure in the Russian émigré community in France after 1917. An editor, intellectual and art collector, he worked ceaselessly to promote Russian musical culture throughout his new homeland, most notably at the helm of a publishing house specialising in Russian musical manuscripts for over 20 years, where he published the works of Stravinsky and Prokofiev.
Shukhaev's precise and expressive rendering of his model's features is characteristic of his sanguine portraits - in the words of the German literary critic Paul Barchan, he was the 'child of Russian naturalism'. The offered lot displays the influence of Dmitri Kardovsky, Shukhaev's teacher at the Imperial Academy, as well as his quest for a style which broke away from popular artistic trends in Europe at the time.