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ALEXANDRE LANDRE - PARIS

70 - Georges VILLA (Montmédy 1883 – Paris 1965) Labourers at Pete…
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Estimate €500 - €1,000
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Georges VILLA (Montmédy 1883 – Paris 1965) Labourers at Peterhof – The Mounted Guards Oil on cardboard Signed, dated and titled "Georges Villa 1907 Manoeuvres at Peterhof - The Mounted Guards" lower left H_45 cm W_53 cm Painted in 1907 Provenance: Private collection, Metz A renowned portraitist, Georges Villa became friends with the Russian military attaché in Paris, Lieutenant-Colonel Osnobichine, who invited him to Nice, where he produced numerous portraits of Russian princes and officers. In 1905, he was invited to Russia by Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, the Tsar’s uncle and a great art lover. Georges Villa (Montmédy, 1883 — Paris, 1965) Manoeuvres at Peterhof. Mounted Guards Cardboard, oil. Signed, dated and titled: ‘Georges Villa 1907 Manoeuvres à Peterhof - Les Gardes à cheval’ lower left. Height 45 cm; width 53 cm. Painted in 1907. Provenance: — Private collection, Metz. The renowned portraitist Georges Villa became friends with the Russian military attaché in Paris, Lieutenant Colonel Osnobishin, who invited the artist to Nice, where he painted numerous portraits of Russian princes and officers. In 1905, at the invitation of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, the Emperor’s uncle and a great connoisseur of art, the artist visited Russia.
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About the sale Russian Art and Art from the Orthodox World #2
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Auction time 06/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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