Ilja Jefimowitsch Repin
(Tschugujew near Charkow 1844 - 1930 Kuokkala, Finland)
Cherevik and the devil, episode from the story by N. Gogol "The fair at Sorochyntsi" (1829) in the collection "Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka” signed in Cyrillic letters, brush and brown ink on laid paper, 20,2 x 26,2 cm, mounted, framed, (Sch)
Provenance:
Private collection, Austria.
The present drawing was executed in the early years of the 20th century when Repin was occupied in the 1870es with the illustration of Gogol’s masterpiece in the collection "Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka”. The present scene shows a young woman who became unfaithful to her husband and was surprised by the devil in the episode “Cherevik and the devil“ in the story „The Fair at Sorochyntsi“
We are grateful to Ljudmilla Andruschenko (Ilja Repin Museum, Penaty) for the confirmation of the drawing’s authenticity and for the support cataloguing the sheet. We also thank Dr. Olga Sugrobova-Roth for the scientific support.
Specialist: Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz
Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz
+43-1-515 60-546
astrid.schierz@dorotheum.at
04.10.2023 - 15:31
- Realized price: **
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EUR 5,850.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 4,500.- to EUR 6,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 4,500.-
Ilja Jefimowitsch Repin
(Tschugujew near Charkow 1844 - 1930 Kuokkala, Finland)
Cherevik and the devil, episode from the story by N. Gogol "The fair at Sorochyntsi" (1829) in the collection "Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka” signed in Cyrillic letters, brush and brown ink on laid paper, 20,2 x 26,2 cm, mounted, framed, (Sch)
Provenance:
Private collection, Austria.
The present drawing was executed in the early years of the 20th century when Repin was occupied in the 1870es with the illustration of Gogol’s masterpiece in the collection "Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka”. The present scene shows a young woman who became unfaithful to her husband and was surprised by the devil in the episode “Cherevik and the devil“ in the story „The Fair at Sorochyntsi“
We are grateful to Ljudmilla Andruschenko (Ilja Repin Museum, Penaty) for the confirmation of the drawing’s authenticity and for the support cataloguing the sheet. We also thank Dr. Olga Sugrobova-Roth for the scientific support.
Specialist: Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz
Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz
+43-1-515 60-546
astrid.schierz@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Master Drawings and Prints until 1900 |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 04.10.2023 - 15:31 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 27.09. - 04.10.2023 |
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