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THBAttributed to Nikolai Kornilovich Pimonenko (Ukrainian, 1862-1912), Fortune Tellers, alternatively titled Two Little-Russian Peasant Girls Playing at
Lot 1051
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Attributed to Nikolai Kornilovich Pimonenko (Ukrainian, 1862-1912)
Fortune Tellers, alternatively titled Two Little-Russian Peasant Girls Playing at Fortune Telling
Inscribed in Cyrillic "K. Makobikin" l.r.
Oil on canvas, 42 1/4 x 28 1/8 in. (107.5 x 71.5 cm), framed.
Condition: Repaired tears, retouch, areas of fine craquelure, minor paint losses.
Provenance: Sotheby's London, Russian Pictures, Works of Art, and Icons, April 5, 1990, Lot 48, with the alternative title (see above).
N.B. The subject of this painting shows two young girls, illuminated by candle light, as they playfully try to discern the identities of their future husbands in the shadows cast on the wall. A Pimonenko painting of this subject and size, bearing the title Christmas Divination, 1888, may be seen in the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, and a smaller version is in the National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kiev. The Sotheby's catalog referenced above notes that Pimonenko rarely signed his works, and the signature applied here, of the more famous artist Konstantin Egorovich Makovsky (Russian, 1839-1915), was added later. The subject is extremely well known and has been popularized through postcards and reproductions.
We would like to thank Ivan Samarine for his kind assistance with cataloging this lot.Condition
Condition: Framed dimensions are 50 1/4 x 38 1/4 x 5 inches.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. - Shipping Info
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