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ALEXANDRE LANDRE - PARIS

72 - Georges VILLA (Montmédy 1883 – Paris 1965) Mounted Guard at …
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Georges VILLA (Montmédy 1883 – Paris 1965) Mounted Guard at Peterhof Watercolour and graphite on paper Monogrammed, dated and titled “GV à Peterhof Garde à cheval” in the lower right-hand corner H_20 cm W_24 cm (approx.) 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) A Mounted Guardsman at Peterhof Paper, watercolour, graphite pencil. Monogram, inscription indicating the location and title: ‘GV à Peterhof Garde à cheval’ at the bottom right. Height approx. 20 cm; width approx. 24 cm. Provenance: — Private collection, Metz. The renowned portraitist Georges Villa befriended 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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