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Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin(Russian, 1832-1898)Wooded landscape
7 June 2010, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £43,200 inc. premium
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Wooded landscape
verso of card with initials in Cyrillic
oil on paper laid on card
27.8 x 22cm (10 15/16 x 8 11/16in).
verso of card with initials in Cyrillic
oil on paper laid on card
27.8 x 22cm (10 15/16 x 8 11/16in).
Footnotes
PROVENANCE:
By family repute gifted by the artist to the grandfather of the present owner
Thence by descent (Private collection, England)
The grandfather of the present owner was a dentist in Mainz, Germany, who counted many artists among his patients, one of whom was Shishkin, who left Russia for Europe after receiving an Academy grant for studies abroad. Between the years 1862-1865, Shishkin was working and studying in and around Europe and was based in Germany for a period. The artist, it is said, often gave his dentist paintings in lieu of payment.

