Lot Essay
For further information on Jan Birzgal, please see the catalogue note accompanying lot 84.
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Nikolai Samokish (1860-1944)
Private of the 11th Chuguev Uhlan Regiment of Her Highness Empress Maria Feodorovna
Details
Nikolai Samokish (1860-1944)
Private of the 11th Chuguev Uhlan Regiment of Her Highness Empress Maria Feodorovna
signed in Cyrillic 'N. Samokish.' (lower left)
watercolour and ink on paper
11½ x 7¾ in. (29.4 x 19.7 cm.)
Private of the 11th Chuguev Uhlan Regiment of Her Highness Empress Maria Feodorovna
signed in Cyrillic 'N. Samokish.' (lower left)
watercolour and ink on paper
11½ x 7¾ in. (29.4 x 19.7 cm.)
Provenance
A gift from the artist to Jan Birzgal (1898-1968).
Acquired by the present owner in Riga in the early 2000s.
Acquired by the present owner in Riga in the early 2000s.
Literature
Reproduced as a postcard, Rubikon, Petrograd.
N. Lapidus, Nikolai Samokish, Moscow, 2006, illustrated p. 10, listed p. [48].
N. Lapidus, Nikolai Samokish, Moscow, 2006, illustrated p. 10, listed p. [48].
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