painting of a wooded scene with trees and a stream in the foregroundan oil painting of a forest scene with trees and a pathan image of a painting of a brown frame with a brown background
Hermitage Fine Art

112 - OLGA LAGODA-SHISHKINA (1850–1881)
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Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Description
OLGA LAGODA-SHISHKINA (1850–1881) Forest at midday signed in Cyrillic ‘O A Lagoda’ (bottom right) oil on canvas 80.6 x 70.2 cm PROVENANCE: Christie’s London, Russian Art, 13 June 2007, lot 15 Private collection Olga Lagoda-Shishkina was a Russian landscape painter, a pupil and the second wife of Ivan Shishkin. Following the untimely death of his wife, in reply to a message of condolence from one of his friends, Ivan Shishkin wrote: ‘If you had seen all her albums, her drawings, her sketches and her unfinished paintings, you would have been filled with indescribable delight – neither we in the past nor any artist today could have dreamed of what she achieved!’ At the buyer’s request, we shall 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 guidance 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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