Lot No. 548


Jaroslav Julius Vesin


Jaroslav Julius Vesin - 19th Century Paintings

(Vrany 1859-1915 Sofia)
A Scene from the Balkan War, signed, dated Jaroslav Vesin Sofia 1914, oil on canvas laid down on board, 45 x 70 cm, framed

Provenance:
Collection Stephan Tschapraschikov (1876-1944), Sofia;
Private Collection Vienna, since three generations.

Exhibited:
:Commemorative exhibition Jaroslav Vesin, Sofia 1920, Cat. No. 70.

Catalogued in:
Andrey Protich, Commemorative exhibition Jaroslav Vesin. Catalogue with description, Sofia 1920, Cat.. no. 70.

Compare:
Jaroslav Vesin (1860-1915), Exhibition catalogue, 11 May – 25 May 2018, Bulgarian Culture Institute Prague, Sofia 2018, p. 93 (Cavalry Bivouac).

We are grateful to National Museum of Military History, Sofia for the scientific assistance.

We are grateful to Aneliya Nikolaeva, Bulgarian National Gallery, Sofia for her scientific assistance.

Born in the Czech Republic, Jaroslav Vešín began his artistic training in 1876 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, where he studied for three years before moving to Munich in 1880. There he entered the Academy and was a pupil of Carl von Piloty, Otto Seitz, and Józef von Brandt, whose distinctive painting style left a lasting impression on Vešín. In 1881 he enlisted in the Austrian army for a year and was stationed in Bratislava. This decisive period strengthened his ties and strong connection to Slavic culture. He developed a great fascination for motifs from Slavic folk life, but also for hunting scenes and winter landscapes, in which he expertly emphasised the contrast between the white snow and the colourful patterns of the traditional costumes. He was already a recognised and highly respected painter in Munich, Prague and Vienna at the point when he decided to go to Bulgaria. His hunting scenes in particular were valued by Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este.
Vešín eventually accepted the invitation in 1897 and settled in Sofia with his family, where he was appointed professor at the state drawing school. He quickly consolidated his position in his new home and was well-regarded by his students as well as by enthusiastic art collectors and painters. In 1904, Vešín left his position as professor at the request of Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria. He entered the Tsar’s service as first military artist, a post created especially for him.
The first Balkan War began in the autumn of 1912, and became a turning point for Jaroslav Vešín. He found great fame for the scenes from the two Balkan wars in 1912 and 1913, in which the Ottoman Empire was ousted from the peninsula. He was stationed at the front and meticulously recorded the events of the war in numerous drawings. The lot presented here is one of the works based on the painter‘s personal notes at the front.
In November 1912 he was called to the headquarters of the Bulgarian army in eastern Thrace, where he studied the troops and sketched his observations as well as photographing the action. The present lot shows a scene from the bivouac of the First Cavalry Regiment Sofia on the Gulf of Saros, which was carried out between 1913-1914. It depicts a quiet scene in the midst of war: three soldiers devote themselves to a card game while their comrades inspect weapons and a dog listens to the conversation of two soldiers. (JP)

Specialist: Mag. Dimitra Reimüller Mag. Dimitra Reimüller
+43-1-515 60-355

19c.paintings@dorotheum.at

07.06.2021 - 16:00

Realized price: **
EUR 91,550.-
Estimate:
EUR 20,000.- to EUR 25,000.-

Jaroslav Julius Vesin


(Vrany 1859-1915 Sofia)
A Scene from the Balkan War, signed, dated Jaroslav Vesin Sofia 1914, oil on canvas laid down on board, 45 x 70 cm, framed

Provenance:
Collection Stephan Tschapraschikov (1876-1944), Sofia;
Private Collection Vienna, since three generations.

Exhibited:
:Commemorative exhibition Jaroslav Vesin, Sofia 1920, Cat. No. 70.

Catalogued in:
Andrey Protich, Commemorative exhibition Jaroslav Vesin. Catalogue with description, Sofia 1920, Cat.. no. 70.

Compare:
Jaroslav Vesin (1860-1915), Exhibition catalogue, 11 May – 25 May 2018, Bulgarian Culture Institute Prague, Sofia 2018, p. 93 (Cavalry Bivouac).

We are grateful to National Museum of Military History, Sofia for the scientific assistance.

We are grateful to Aneliya Nikolaeva, Bulgarian National Gallery, Sofia for her scientific assistance.

Born in the Czech Republic, Jaroslav Vešín began his artistic training in 1876 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, where he studied for three years before moving to Munich in 1880. There he entered the Academy and was a pupil of Carl von Piloty, Otto Seitz, and Józef von Brandt, whose distinctive painting style left a lasting impression on Vešín. In 1881 he enlisted in the Austrian army for a year and was stationed in Bratislava. This decisive period strengthened his ties and strong connection to Slavic culture. He developed a great fascination for motifs from Slavic folk life, but also for hunting scenes and winter landscapes, in which he expertly emphasised the contrast between the white snow and the colourful patterns of the traditional costumes. He was already a recognised and highly respected painter in Munich, Prague and Vienna at the point when he decided to go to Bulgaria. His hunting scenes in particular were valued by Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este.
Vešín eventually accepted the invitation in 1897 and settled in Sofia with his family, where he was appointed professor at the state drawing school. He quickly consolidated his position in his new home and was well-regarded by his students as well as by enthusiastic art collectors and painters. In 1904, Vešín left his position as professor at the request of Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria. He entered the Tsar’s service as first military artist, a post created especially for him.
The first Balkan War began in the autumn of 1912, and became a turning point for Jaroslav Vešín. He found great fame for the scenes from the two Balkan wars in 1912 and 1913, in which the Ottoman Empire was ousted from the peninsula. He was stationed at the front and meticulously recorded the events of the war in numerous drawings. The lot presented here is one of the works based on the painter‘s personal notes at the front.
In November 1912 he was called to the headquarters of the Bulgarian army in eastern Thrace, where he studied the troops and sketched his observations as well as photographing the action. The present lot shows a scene from the bivouac of the First Cavalry Regiment Sofia on the Gulf of Saros, which was carried out between 1913-1914. It depicts a quiet scene in the midst of war: three soldiers devote themselves to a card game while their comrades inspect weapons and a dog listens to the conversation of two soldiers. (JP)

Specialist: Mag. Dimitra Reimüller Mag. Dimitra Reimüller
+43-1-515 60-355

19c.paintings@dorotheum.at


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Auction: 19th Century Paintings
Auction type: Saleroom auction with Live Bidding
Date: 07.06.2021 - 16:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 29.05. - 07.06.2021


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