an image of a drawing of a man and a woman in a barna piece of brown paper with a small hole in the middle of it
Hermitage Fine Art

109 - IVAN SHISHKIN (1832–1898)
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Estimate €3,000 - €3,500
Description
IVAN SHISHKIN (1832–1898) Animals in a Stable, 1889 inscribed in Cyrillic in pencil and dated ‘zog...yi val / 1889’ (bottom right); bears an ink inscription in Cyrillic ‘Udostov’, probably in the hand of Valentina Antonovna Lagoda-Chichkina (along the top edge) pencil on paper 14.5 × 22 cm PROVENANCE: Descendants of the Lagoda-Chichkina family, by descent. Private collection. Valentina Antonovna Lagoda-Chichkina, the younger sister of Olga Antonovna Lagoda-Chichkina, Ivan Chichkin’s second wife, moved into the artist’s home following Olga’s death in 1881. She remained closely connected to the family until Shishkin’s death in 1898, and subsequently played an important role in the preservation and cataloguing of his artistic legacy. At the buyer’s request, we will be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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