Lot Essay
A variant study of the artist's subject showing the festivities before the beginning of Great Lent, which proved so popular, that he composed various canvases on carnival themes.
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Celebration at Shrovetide
Details
Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev (1878-1927)
Celebration at Shrovetide
dated and signed in Cyrillic '1916 B. Kustodiev' (lower left)
oil on canvas
31½ x 37in. (80 x 94cm.)
Celebration at Shrovetide
dated and signed in Cyrillic '1916 B. Kustodiev' (lower left)
oil on canvas
31½ x 37in. (80 x 94cm.)
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