Oil on canvas, relined
Russia, 1879
Vasilii Ivanovich Surikov (1848-1916) - Russian historical and Portrait painter
Monogrammed and dated lower right (Cyrillic) ‘B.C. 1879’
Dimensions: 33 x 22 cm
Good Condition
Provenance: Owned by the family Konchalovsky, Spain; Private collection, Berlin
Surikov created a loving portrait of his daughter Olga Vasilievna as an infant, executed in loose ans slightly impasto brushwork ; Figure studies by the artist fetch up to €48,000 on the international auction market

This painting was created by the Russian artist Vasilii Ivanovich Surikov in 1879. The artist comes from a long-established Siberian Cossack family and was known mainly as a major history painter. Our painting, however, shows a very private scene, a portrait of the artist's daughter, Olga Vasilievna, painted in loose impressionistic brushwork. In 1877 Surikov settled with his family in Moscow, where he regularly visited the house of the artist Petr Konchalovsky, a successful painter, whose house was a popular meeting place in the Moscow art scene. Petr Konchalovsky, who studied among others in Paris and St. Petersburg, married in 1902 Surikov’s daughter Olga. On this way the painting presumably came into the possession of the family Konchalovsky.

The painting is monogrammed and dated lower right (Cyrillic) ‘B.C. 1879’. It is in good condition. In the lower area and on the bonnet of the child minor retouching, otherwise overall of good impression. The dimensions are 33 x 22 cm.

Vasilii Ivanovich Surikov (1848-1916)

Vasilii Ivanovich Surikov was born in 1848 in the Siberian town Krassnojarsk. He studied from 1870 to 1875 at the Academy in St. Petersburg with Pavel Chistyakov. He was a member of the Peredvizhniki, a group of artists who established as representatives of Realism in painting. He became famous for his large-scale history paintings, especially with subjects from his home Siberia, making him one of the most famous painters of Russia. His works are exhibited at the Tretyakov Gallery as well as the Russian Museum. (cru)

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