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The Portico of a 17th Century Church in Yaroslavl
Details
Vasily Vereshchagin (1842-1904)
The Portico of a 17th Century Church in Yaroslavl
oil on canvas
17 x 23 in. (43.1 x 58.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1894
The Portico of a 17th Century Church in Yaroslavl
oil on canvas
17 x 23 in. (43.1 x 58.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1894
Provenance
Collection of the artist.
The Vassili Verestchagin Collection, American Art Galleries, New York, 17 November 1891, lot 74 (stamp on the reverse).
Acquired at the above sale by E. M. Colie for $145.
Donated by the descendants of the above to Vassar College in 1981.
The Vassili Verestchagin Collection, American Art Galleries, New York, 17 November 1891, lot 74 (stamp on the reverse).
Acquired at the above sale by E. M. Colie for $145.
Donated by the descendants of the above to Vassar College in 1981.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Exhibition of the Works of Vassili Verestchagin, New York, 1888, listed p. 67, no. 106.
Exhibition catalogue, Exhibition of the Works of Vassili Verestchagin, Chicago, 1889, listed p. 67, no. 106.
Exhibition catalogue, Exhibition of the Works of Vassili Verestchagin, Philadelphia, 1889, listed p. 67, no. 106.
Exhibition catalogue, Vassili Verestchagin Collection, New York, 1891, listed p. 47, no. 74.
'The Verestchagin Sale. Livelier Bidding on the Second Evening - The Prices Realized', New York Times, 19 November 1891, p. 5.
'The Verestchagin Sale', The Collector, vol. III, no. 3, 1 December 1891, p. 41.
Exhibition catalogue, Exhibition of the Works of Vassili Verestchagin, Chicago, 1889, listed p. 67, no. 106.
Exhibition catalogue, Exhibition of the Works of Vassili Verestchagin, Philadelphia, 1889, listed p. 67, no. 106.
Exhibition catalogue, Vassili Verestchagin Collection, New York, 1891, listed p. 47, no. 74.
'The Verestchagin Sale. Livelier Bidding on the Second Evening - The Prices Realized', New York Times, 19 November 1891, p. 5.
'The Verestchagin Sale', The Collector, vol. III, no. 3, 1 December 1891, p. 41.
Exhibited
New York, American Art Galleries, Exhibition of the Works of Vassili Verestchagin, November-December 1888, no. 106 (travelling exhibition, visiting the Chicago Art Institute, January-March 1889, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as well as locations in St Louis, Baltimore and Boston among others).
New York, American Art Galleries, Vassili Verestchagin Collection, November 1891, no. 74.
New York, American Art Galleries, Vassili Verestchagin Collection, November 1891, no. 74.
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