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RUSSIAN AND CENTRAL ASIA, a Volume with 38 Watercolours. [c. 1820]. Album (33.3 x [...]

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RUSSIAN AND CENTRAL ASIA, a Volume with 38 Watercolours. [c. 1820]. Album (33.3x 25.7 cm). 38 watercolours, almost all with descriptivemanuscript captions in French, protected by tissue guards.Contemporary red morocco backed boards, spine with giltlettering and tooling in compartments; slightly rubbed, cornersslightly bumped.Fine collection of watercolours attractively bound andshowing scenes and costumes from everyday life in the RussianEmpire.The artist’s attention is here largely drawn to the peoples ofCentral Asia and the Urals, represented in 25 watercolours.These include depictions of the people of Kazan, Kyrgyzia,Bashkiria, Mongolia and outer China, mostly shown againstlandscapes typical of their regions. The artist also sketchesscenes from the lives of common Russian people, such as thebaptism of a child, traditional games on the outskirts of thevillage, and drinking in a public house.These watercolours were created at a time when interest inRussian culture and lifestyle was growing, especially amongEuropeans. Many illustrated books on the subject were publishedduring the first two decades of the XIX century, andit is here that the artist is likely to have found inspiration forhis drawings.Provenance: Brooklyn Public library (stamp on lower edgeof album).РОССИЯ И ЦЕНТРАЛЬНАЯ АЗИЯ38 акварелей. [Ок. 1820]. Альбом (33,3х25,7 см). 38акварелей, большая часть с краткими подписями нафранцузском языке, проложены защитными листамии.В изящном красном сафьяновом переплёте эпохи.Золототиснёный корешок. Незначительные потёртостипереплёта.Прекрасная коллекция акварелей, изображающихсцены и костюмы из повседневной жизни Российскойимперии. Большую часть составляют образы народовСредней Азии и Урала, представленные в 25 акварелях:это жители Казани, Киргизии, Башкирии, Монголиии Китая на фоне ландшафтов, характерных для этихрегионов. Художник также воспроизводит сцены изжизни простых русских людей, такие как крещениеребенка, традиционные деревенские игры, питейныезаведения.Акварели были созданы в то время, когда интереск русской культуре возрастал, особенно средиевропейцев. Многие иллюстрированные книги на этутему были изданы в течение первых двух десятилетийXIX века, и именно здесь художник, вероятно, нашелвдохновение для своих рисунков.Провенанс: Бруклинская публичная библиотека (штампна нижнем краю альбома).Prix de départ : 2000
RUSSIAN AND CENTRAL ASIA, a Volume with 38 Watercolours. [c. 1820]. Album (33.3x 25.7 cm). 38 watercolours, almost all with descriptivemanuscript captions in French, protected by tissue guards.Contemporary red morocco backed boards, spine with giltlettering and tooling in compartments; slightly rubbed, cornersslightly bumped.Fine collection of watercolours attractively bound andshowing scenes and costumes from everyday life in the RussianEmpire.The artist’s attention is here largely drawn to the peoples ofCentral Asia and the Urals, represented in 25 watercolours.These include depictions of the people of Kazan, Kyrgyzia,Bashkiria, Mongolia and outer China, mostly shown againstlandscapes typical of their regions. The artist also sketchesscenes from the lives of common Russian people, such as thebaptism of a child, traditional games on the outskirts of thevillage, and drinking in a public house.These watercolours were created at a time when interest inRussian culture and lifestyle was growing, especially amongEuropeans. Many illustrated books on the subject were publishedduring the first two decades of the XIX century, andit is here that the artist is likely to have found inspiration forhis drawings.Provenance: Brooklyn Public library (stamp on lower edgeof album).РОССИЯ И ЦЕНТРАЛЬНАЯ АЗИЯ38 акварелей. [Ок. 1820]. Альбом (33,3х25,7 см). 38акварелей, большая часть с краткими подписями нафранцузском языке, проложены защитными листамии.В изящном красном сафьяновом переплёте эпохи.Золототиснёный корешок. Незначительные потёртостипереплёта.Прекрасная коллекция акварелей, изображающихсцены и костюмы из повседневной жизни Российскойимперии. Большую часть составляют образы народовСредней Азии и Урала, представленные в 25 акварелях:это жители Казани, Киргизии, Башкирии, Монголиии Китая на фоне ландшафтов, характерных для этихрегионов. Художник также воспроизводит сцены изжизни простых русских людей, такие как крещениеребенка, традиционные деревенские игры, питейныезаведения.Акварели были созданы в то время, когда интереск русской культуре возрастал, особенно средиевропейцев. Многие иллюстрированные книги на этутему были изданы в течение первых двух десятилетийXIX века, и именно здесь художник, вероятно, нашелвдохновение для своих рисунков.Провенанс: Бруклинская публичная библиотека (штампна нижнем краю альбома).Prix de départ : 2000

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