Nicolai Egorovich Svertchkoff (b. St. Petersburg 1817, d. Tsarskoe Selo 1898)
A Russian rider and his horse in a snowstorm. Signed and dated with dedication “N. de Swertschkow a Mr. Doucet 1872”. Oil on canvas. 56×45 cm.
Provenance: Present owner's grandmother's brother, Axel Wilhelm Hansen, later Heils, (1879–1949), chief librarian in the Danish Foreign Ministry. Before the Russian revolution 1917, he was stationed in Russia, from where he brought back the painting to Denmark.
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The submission of bids on this lot number requires the prior registration of a valid debit/credit card, presentation of photo ID and the payment of a deposit of 50.000 DKK on request. Registration of debit/credit card, photo ID and deposit is due no later than Friday 26 May. Please contact Bruun Rasmussen regarding this via email: bids@bruun-rasmussen.dk or tel.: +45 8818 1013.
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Russian art & icons, 9 June 2017