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an image of a drawing of a man in a red outfitan open book with a drawing of a man in a red coat and a picture of a man in a red coata letter written in black ink on a piece of paper
Hermitage Fine Art

161 - NADEZHDA VLADIMIROVNA LERMONTOVA (1885–1921)
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Estimate €800 - €1,000
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NADEZHDA VLADIMIROVNA LERMONTOVA (1885–1921) Costume sketch for Prince Gvidon, from Alexander Pushkin’s *The Tale of Tsar Saltan* signed in Cyrillic ‘N. Lermontova’ (bottom right), annotated in Cyrillic ‘Gvi-don’ (top right), with an expert’s annotation dated 1918 watercolour and pencil on paper mounted on panel 27 × 18 cm (sheet), 43 × 30 cm (panel) Dated c. 1910 Nadezhda Lermontova was a painter and theatre artist, as well as the great-grandniece of the poet Mikhail Lermontov. She studied at the Bestuzhev Courses, then trained under Dmitri Kardovsky and Léon Bakst. From 1911 onwards, she exhibited extensively, notably with the Soyuz Molodezhi group (1912–1913) and Mir Iskusstva. Together with Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, she helped create murals in the church at Ovruch, in Ukraine, and worked as a theatre set designer in Saint Petersburg. Around 1910, Lermontova developed a distinctive style blending Art Nouveau, Symbolism, Expressionism and Primitivism. In her later years, she produced paintings, book illustrations and stage designs, notably for Sergei Solovyov’s ballet *Zolotoe Runo*. She died in St Petersburg in 1921 at the age of 36. At the buyer’s request, we would 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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About the sale From 19th-century art to modern art, Eastern European art, icons, Camille Pissarro, Jean-Baptiste Olive, Lynn Chadwick, Léon Bakst.
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Auction time 10/27/2026 at 2:30 PM
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