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RUSSIAN BEAUTY. T.M. MATVEEV. RUSSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

RUSSIAN BEAUTY. T.M. MATVEEV. RUSSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

The portrait Russian Beauty is attributed to Timofey Mikhailovich Matveev (1856–1897) and dated 1888, exemplifying the academic painting tradition of late 19th-century Russia. Trained at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, Matveev turned to the rare Russian genre of the female nude, elevating it from a classroom exercise to an independent artistic statement.The composition is restrained: the young woman is set against a dark neutral background, emphasizing the plasticity of her body and the psychological expressiveness of her gaze. Above her head, a subtle highlight suggests an allusion to the halo familiar in Russian iconography, transforming the figure into a hymn to feminine purity. At the same time, this effect may be interpreted as Matveev’s fascination with mythology and the European tradition of depicting Venus.The rarity of nude subjects in 19th-century Russian painting lends this work exceptional significance. The strict academic system and prevailing moral codes rarely permitted such images beyond the walls of the Academy. The present work, bearing Matveev’s signature and the date “T.M. Matveev 1888,” therefore constitutes a rare document of the period and a distinguished example of Russia’s academic school at the close of the century.Dimensions: 46.5 × 60 cmMedium: Oil on canvas laid on cardboardCondition: Good condition, with light surface patina and minimal signs of age.Provenance: Private collection

Beautiful Art Deco sideboard

Beautiful Art Deco sideboard

Elen Alien |In the Moonlight, 21st Century, Mixed Media

Elen Alien |In the Moonlight, 21st Century, Mixed Media

Hallway coat rack

Hallway coat rack

Danish design vintage desk

Danish design vintage desk

Pair of bedside tables

Pair of bedside tables

Large chest of drawers

Large chest of drawers

Elen Alien |One Step Towards, 21st Century, Mixed Media

Elen Alien |One Step Towards, 21st Century, Mixed Media

Painting Portrait of a Woman

Painting Portrait of a Woman

Steam

KOSHARY. PAVEL KUZNETSOV (1878 - 1968) RUSSIA, 1912

KOSHARY. PAVEL KUZNETSOV (1878 - 1968) RUSSIA, 1912

A poetic and rare sheet from the flourishing period of Pavel Kuznetsov’s Symbolist painting, belonging to his celebrated “Steppe Cycle” of the 1910s. The composition is structured through broad horizontals, where the vault of the sky dominates the pictorial space and dissolves into subtle transitions of azure, lilac-pink and pearlescent tones. The low horizon, with barely indicated outlines of shepherds’ huts and rounded haystacks, evokes the boundless steppe and a contemplative stillness.The chromatic structure of the work is based on a refined contrast between cool celestial planes and warm ochre-golden expanses of land. The soft tempera technique on cardboard lends the surface a velvety texture and an inner luminosity characteristic of the artist’s works of this period. The laconic treatment of form and the generalized silhouette enhance the Symbolist nature of the image, in which a real motif is transformed into a poetic vision of space.The work is signed and dated on the reverse in ink: “Koshary. Pavel Kuznetsov 1912.”Dimensions: 19.3 x 29.5 cm.Material: Tempera on cardboard.Condition: Good collector’s condition. Minor traces of age, no visible paint losses.Provenance: Private collection.

Port

Farm

Fish market

Sketch for a propaganda poster from the 1920s. Tamara Kofengauz.

Sketch for a propaganda poster from the 1920s. Tamara Kofengauz.

Elen Alien |One Touch, 21st Century, Mixed Media

Elen Alien |One Touch, 21st Century, Mixed Media

Elen Alien | Don’t Touch, 21st Century, Mixed Media

Elen Alien | Don’t Touch, 21st Century, Mixed Media

Kim Diaz Holm | Tove, Watercolor, 21st Century Norway

Kim Diaz Holm | Tove, Watercolor, 21st Century Norway

Bronze sculpture Romantic couple.

Bronze sculpture Romantic couple.

Bronze sculpture Romantic couple, consisting of figures of a gentleman and a lady. 19th century. There is a small defect in the pedestal.

Painting Vazata by David Lurkin, 21st Century, Mixed Media

Painting Vazata by David Lurkin, 21st Century, Mixed Media

Painting Urkabe by David Lurkin, 21st Century, Mixed Media

Painting Urkabe by David Lurkin, 21st Century, Mixed Media

Painting Hezea by David Lurkin, 21st Century, Mixed Media

Painting Hezea by David Lurkin, 21st Century, Mixed Media

Painting Heka by David Lurkin, 21st Century, Mixed Media.

Painting Heka by David Lurkin, 21st Century, Mixed Media.

Landscape

Interior

Window

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Two Sitzendorf Parrots.

Silver snuffbox.

Silver snuffbox.

SILVER SALT CELLAR “CHAIR”. ALEXANDER MUKHIN RUSSIA, MOSCOW, 1880

SILVER SALT CELLAR “CHAIR”. ALEXANDER MUKHIN RUSSIA, MOSCOW, 1880

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Large table lamp

Large table lamp

Landscape (Two-sided)

Landscape (Two-sided)

Antique Russian box Kissing Rite.

Antique Russian box Kissing Rite.

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Girl with a lyre. DRESDEN

Girl with a lyre. DRESDEN

Set of 6 silver, gilded teaspoons in the original Boulle box. France. Turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Set of 6 silver, gilded teaspoons in the original Boulle box. France. Turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Porcelain figureMan

Porcelain figureMan

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Sconce Rococo style

Sconce Rococo style

Rococo showcase. Gallant age.

Rococo showcase. Gallant age.

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ABSTRACT COMPOSITION “JACK OF DIAMONDS”. VLADIMIR NEMUKHIN. RUSSIA, 1968

ABSTRACT COMPOSITION “JACK OF DIAMONDS”. VLADIMIR NEMUKHIN. RUSSIA, 1968

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Small table with drawer

Small table with drawer

Pair of bronze wall sconces.

Pair of bronze wall sconces.