Costumes of the Caucasus

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Grigorii Grigor'evich Gagarin (1810-1893)
Costumes of the Caucasus
34 watercolours bound with an associated title page 'Costumes du Caucase, vers 1840.' in later French brown half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt (rubbed), t.e.g.
pencil and watercolour on paper
the album 20 3/8 x 14¾ in. (51.7 x 37.5 cm.)
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Scènes, paysages, moeurs et costumes du Caucase dessinés d'aprés nature par le prince G. Gagarine et accompagnés d'un texte par le comte E. Stackelberg, etc. liv. 1-11, Paris 1845-1846

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Lot Essay

The above watercolours were painted by Gagarin in 1839-1840 when he travelled to the Caucasus following his friend Mikhail Lermontov. Gagarin's Caucasian period was probably the most prolific period of his artistic career. He drew numerous drawings and watercolours depicting battle scenes, Caucasian warriors and Russian soldiers as well as genre scenes of the life of people of the Caucasus. Most of these works were later reproduced as colour lithographs in the album series Le Caucase Pittoresque, (Paris, 1847-1859) and Scènes, paysages, moeurs et costumes du Caucase, (Paris, 1845-1846)

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