Friday, February 25, 2011

The Boxer, by Konstantin Andreevich (1869-1939)

The Boxer, by Konstantin Andreevich (1869-1939)

5 comments:

  1. oh my god. you find the most amazing paintings! This is one of my favorites.

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  2. It recently sold at auction for a fortune.

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  3. Thanks JWC I work hard to keep my followers happy. This painting sold at Christies ‘Russian Works of Art & Fabergé’ sale for $1,195,830. Together with the pair of boxing gloves used in the composition.

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  4. Actually, the painter's last name is Somov. Konstantin Andreevich Somov - or Somoff, French-style. He was a wonderful artist; I'm so glad this piece did so well at auction. I love this painting, which is a lot more straightforward than much of his work. He did a lot of really very racy watercolors...!

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