Lot Essay
For further information on this artist and the collection of Dr R. Krystyna Tolczynska please see lot 31.
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Reclining dog; and Circus scene
Details
Alexander Orlovsky (1777-1832)
Reclining dog; and Circus scene
the first signed with monogram and dated '18 AO 18' (lower centre); the second signed and dated 'A. Orlowski 1799' (lower left)
the first pencil on paper; the second pencil and ink on paper
the first 5¾ x 10½ in. (14.6 x 26.7 cm.); the second 7 x 10½ in. (17.7 x 26.6 cm.) (2)
Reclining dog; and Circus scene
the first signed with monogram and dated '18 AO 18' (lower centre); the second signed and dated 'A. Orlowski 1799' (lower left)
the first pencil on paper; the second pencil and ink on paper
the first 5¾ x 10½ in. (14.6 x 26.7 cm.); the second 7 x 10½ in. (17.7 x 26.6 cm.) (2)
Provenance
Circus Scene:
Collection of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna (1882-1960).
By descent to Tikhon and Guri Kulikovsky, Toronto.
Acquired from the above in 1971.
Collection of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna (1882-1960).
By descent to Tikhon and Guri Kulikovsky, Toronto.
Acquired from the above in 1971.
Literature
Circus Scene:
Exhibition catalogue, Alexander Orlowski (1777-1832): A Selection of his Work from the Collection of Dr R. Krystyna Tolczynska Dietrich and the late Albert George Dietrich, 1973, Hanover, p. 6, no. 3. C. Czaplinski, Polish Art Collections in America, Warsaw, 2005, illustrated p. 143.
Exhibition catalogue, Alexander Orlowski (1777-1832): A Selection of his Work from the Collection of Dr R. Krystyna Tolczynska Dietrich and the late Albert George Dietrich, 1973, Hanover, p. 6, no. 3. C. Czaplinski, Polish Art Collections in America, Warsaw, 2005, illustrated p. 143.
Exhibited
Circus scene:
Hanover, The Hopkins Centre Art Galleries Dartmouth College, Alexander Orlowski (1777-1832): A Selection of his Work from the Collection of Dr R. Krystyna Tolczynska Dietrich and the late Albert George Dietrich, 1973, no. 3.
Hanover, The Hopkins Centre Art Galleries Dartmouth College, Alexander Orlowski (1777-1832): A Selection of his Work from the Collection of Dr R. Krystyna Tolczynska Dietrich and the late Albert George Dietrich, 1973, no. 3.
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