Oil on paper; laid down on cardboard
Russia, around 1900
Wladimir Donatovich Orlovsky (1842-1914) – Russian landscape painter
Inscribed on verso ‘W. Orlovsky.’; also stamped (in Cyrillic) ‘Proizvedenij Prof. Orlovskago’ (painting by prof. Orlovsky)
Dimensions: 25.3 x 36.8 cm
Good condition
Provenance: Private collection, Berlin; according to the previous owner’s information the painting has belonged to the family’s estate for c. 100 years. The grandparents/ancestors had initially been active at the tsar’s court and moved to Germany presumably in the 1920s
Orlovsky was a specialist in landscape painting; the auction record for one of his compositions currently sets at around €324,000

Landscapes by the Russian painter Wladimir Donatovich Orlovsky are characterized by a slightly impressionistic touch and the artistic aim of approaching light to the natural course of the sun. The present work is probably an oil study of the artist, painted around 1900 for a later work. The view is directed from an elevated position and reveals a river landscape, which reminds of the course of the Dnieper River. Although the painting served as a preparatory sketch, it already demonstrates the artist’s idea of light that rendered his works their unique atmosphere and particular depth.

The painting is inscribed on ‘W. Orlovsky.’. It is also stamped in Cyrillic ‘Proizvedenij Prof. Orlovskago’ (painting by prof. Orlovsky). In addition, the backside features a few more handwritten notes. There are light areas of retouching to the sky and to the background. The size of the cardboard is 25.3 x 36.8 cm. The wooden frame shows a few faint marks and measures 36 x 47.6 cm.

Wladimir Donatovich Orlovsky (1842-1914)

Orlovsky studied at the art academy in St. Petersburg in 1861/67. He specialized in landscape painting and was able to go abroad as a fellow in 1869/72. In 1874, Orlovsky was active as an academic, which resulted in his appointment as a professor in 1878. His works are included in the collections of the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow and the Museum in Riga. (cbo)

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