The Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour at the Kizhi State Open-Air Museum, Russia.

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Ivan Komissarov (Russian, b.1928)
The Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour at the Kizhi State Open-Air Museum, Russia.
signed in Cyrillic and dated 'I. Komissarov/84' (lower right of centre panel)
oil on board, 17 paintings in one frame
122 x 135.5 cm. (overall)

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Lot Essay

The Kizhi museum is one of the largest open-air museums in Russia. It is located on one of the islands of Lake Onega in the republic of Karelia. The centre panel of the present lot depicts the Church of Transfiguration, the other panels depict other traditional wooden architecture from the same museum.

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