Lot 108. Stanislaw Zukowski, Under Trees during Winter, Oil, around 1930
Oil on cardboard
Stanislaw Zukowski (1873-1944) – Polish-Russian impressionist
Signed ‘S Zukowski’ lower left
Dimensions: 50 x 61 cm
Ornamental partly gilt frame: 69 x 79.5 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Poland

Atmospheric winter scenery with path in the center guiding the view of the spectator into the deep forest landscape; individual parts of the snow blanket are sunlit and provide vividness.

Condition:
The painting is overall in good condition. It is slightly discolored, consistent with age. The cardboard shows rippling and there are tiny damages to edges and corners. Scratches can be seen center and lower right and a retouched spot is at the upper edge left. The frame shows signs of age and wear as well as small tears and loss of material to the lower left corner.

Stanislaw Zukowski (1873-1944)
In 1892 Stanislaw Zukowski attended the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture as a pupil of Makowski and Arkhipov. In addition, he was taught by the great Russian painter Isaak Ilyich Levitan. Already as a student he was honored with several awards, his work ‘Moonlit Night’ was purchased by the Tretyakov Gallery. From 1895 Zukowski regularly participated in exhibitions in Moscow. He was a member of the group ‘Mir Iskusstva’ and the Union of Russian Artists. Zukowski was a celebrated landscape painter in Russia in the tradition of Impressionism; the Russian patron Pavel Tretyakov bought several of his works. Later the artist also received awards abroad, e.g. at the International Art Exhibition in Munich. In 1912 he visited Europe, traveling through Switzerland, Germany, France and Italy. After the October Revolution Zukowski initially stayed in Moscow, then worked in Poland, where he taught young artists. In the 1920s, Zukowski’s works were exhibited in the US and Canada, as well as Paris and Copenhagen. Recurring themes in the artist’s oeuvre are landscapes, as well as interiors and window views. His paintings are exhibited in the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum, the Museum of Russian Art in Kiev, the National Art Museum of Belarus in Minsk, the National Museum in Warsaw, and the National Gallery in Krakow.

Estimate 6,400-8,000 euro. Auctionata. 11/29/16 (160)