Lot 17. Henryk Siemiradzki 1843 – 1902

CONVERSATION BY THE SPRING

signed in Latin and inscribed Roma l.r.
oil on canvas laid on board
54 by 100cm, 21 1/4 by 39 1/4 in.

Literature: S.Lewandowski, Henryk Siemiradzki, Warsaw: Gebethner & Wolff, 1904, p.37 illustrated in b/w

Catalogue Note: The present lot is a prime example of Siemiradzki’s mature work. The composition is precisely arranged, careful attention is paid to the effects of light and shadow and the palette is particularly refined. In the 1880s and 1890s, subjects from history or everyday scenes of life in ancient Greece and Rome prevail in the artist’s work. This insight into the mythology, history and daily life of these ancient civilisations and the attempt to recreate a Classical image of the world gives rise to a new school of Neo-classicist art – the Neo-Grec.

In these works the ancient world is presented through multi-figured showy spectacles, bloody dramas and intimate idylls, as in the present lot. The end of the 1880s and 1890s was a time when Siemiradzki reigned supreme; he was a constant and a linchpin of the Salon’s exhibitions. During this period his subjects became more intimate and lyrical, but simultaneously his theatrical tendencies come to the fore. This can be explained in no small part by the general developments of European art at the turn of the century.

Siemiradzki depicts the young couple utterly absorbed in their conversation and in each other, which he echoes in the poses of the goats on the right of the composition and the delicate red flowers which tumble around the decorative pool draws in the eye of the viewer with their vivid colour and freshness. In its unabashed celebration of youth and beauty, the present lot is an exceptional example of its genre.

Estimate 200,000 -300,000 GBP. Sothebys. 06/07/16

Lot 35. Henryk I. Siemiradzki (1843-1902), Southern Beauty, Oil, 1890s
Oil on canvas, relined along the edges
Probably Russia, 1890s
Henryk Ippolitovich Siemiradzki (1843-1902) – Russian-Polish painter and famous member of the St. Petersburg Art Academy
Signed lower right ‘H. Siemiradzki’
This work is accompanied by a certificate by the Grabar Institute, Moscow, signed by the experts A.R. Kiseleva und T.P. Goryacheva, dated 26/07/2006; verso on the stretcher the institute’s typographic label with the handwritten certificate no. 1054-06
Dimensions: 42 x 25 cm
Good condition
Provenance: Private collection
Literature: Karpova, Tatyana: Henryk Siemiradzki, St. Petersburg 2008, (ill.).

Henryk Ippolitovich Siemiradzki often rendered his works a sensuous character, created by choosing a female subject surrounded by a delicate play of light. The here present young woman is depicted with a red flower, while sitting on a stone bench. The composition reflects a typical genre motif of the artist, when dealing with the Greek or Roman classic period.
Condition:

The painting is in good condition, consistent with age. The canvas has been relined along the edges and shows light marks, where the frame has rubbed. Inspection under UV light reveals a number of old retouchings to the figure and the background, as well as some more recent retouchings to the upper edge. The stretcher measures 42 x 25 cm.

Henryk Ippolitovich Siemiradzki (1843-1902)
Henryk Siemiradzki was a prominent member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts and regularly won a number of silver and gold medals. In 1871 he left Munich, where he had studied at the academy for a year. From 1872 he settled permanently in Rome and established two studios far beyond 1884. Siemiradzki was focused on mythical, historical and religious themes, but was also inspired by the ancient Greece and Rome. He is especially famous for his monumental, stage-like paintings, but he occasionally also painted small idyllic genre scenes. (cbo)

Estimate 15,000-19,500 euro. Auctionata. 04/27/16

Lot 65. Hendrik Siemiradzki (Polish, 1843-1902)
At the Fountain
signed and inscribed ‘H.Siemiradzki pinx’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 x 13¼ in. (50.8 x 33.6 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Dorotheum, Vienna, 12 October 2010, lot 126.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Estimate $60,000-80,000. Christies. 04/25/16. Unsold

Lot 130. Henryk Siemiradzki, Werkstatt (1843-1903)
Das neue Armband, bezeichnet H. Siemiradzki, Öl auf Leinwand, 76 x 60 cm, gerahmt,

Estimate EUR 4,000 to 6,000. Dorotheum. 02/22/16.

Lot 117. HENRYK SIEMIRADZKI (polish/ukranian 1843-1902)/span
TWO GREEK WOMEN AT A FOUNTAIN
Signed ‘H. Siemiradzki’ bottom right, oil on panel
12 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. (32 x 23.8cm)
provenance:
/spanLempertz, sale of November 21, 2009, lot 1355.
Private Collection, New York, New York.

Estimated Price: $15,000 – $20,000. Freeman’s. 01/25/15

Starting bid $7,500

Mon Dieu. Nieprawiona praca Siemiradzkiego ale za to z potwierdzeniem autentyczności aż dwóch ekspertów. Jeden miał wątpliwości i potrzebowano drugiego? A może to praca zespołowa ekspertów (we were always on the same page!)?  W kolejnym wydaniu proponuje trzech ekspertów, etc. W dopełnieniu, znakomity szkic biograficzny o autorze tej pracy  bo któż może znać mało znanego Siemiradzkiego oraz wyjaśnienie treści pracy. Bardzo dużo słów i zdań wypełniających kartkę katalogu. Fotografia nantomiast do….

A niektóre domy aukcyjne w opisach konkretnej pracy publikują jedynie fotografię wysokiej rozdzielczości, nazwisko malarza, tytuł pracy, wymiary i cenę szacunkową. I to  wystarczy.

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Lot 14. Henryk I. Siemiradzki (1843-1902), Southern Beauty.

Oil on canvas, relined along the edges
Probably Russia, 1890s
Henryk Ippolitovich Siemiradzki (1843-1902) – Russian-Polish painter and famous member of the St. Petersburg Art Academy
Signed lower right ‘H. Siemiradzki’
This work is accompanied by a certificate by the Grabar Institute, Moscow, signed by the experts A.R. Kiseleva und T.P. Goryacheva, dated 26/07/2006; verso on the stretcher the institute’s typographic label with the handwritten certificate no. 1054-06
Dimensions: 42 x 25 cm
Good condition
Provenance: Private collection
Literature: Karpova, Tatyana: Henryk Siemiradzki, St. Petersburg 2008, (ill.).
Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 36,000 Euro

Henryk Ippolitovich Siemiradzki often rendered his works a sensuous character, created by choosing a female subject surrounded by a delicate play of light. The here present young woman is depicted with a red flower, while sitting on a stone bench. The composition reflects a typical genre motif of the artist, when dealing with the Greek or Roman classic period.
Condition: The painting is in good condition, consistent with age. The canvas has been relined along the edges and shows light marks, where the frame has rubbed. Inspection under UV light reveals a number of old retouchings to the figure and the background, as well as some more recent retouchings to the upper edge. The stretcher measures 42 x 25 cm.
Henryk Ippolitovich Siemiradzki (1843-1902). Henryk Siemiradzki was a prominent member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts and regularly won a number of silver and gold medals. In 1871 he left Munich, where he had studied at the academy for a year. From 1872 he settled permanently in Rome and established two studios far beyond 1884. Siemiradzki was focused on mythical, historical and religious themes, but was also inspired by the ancient Greece and Rome. He is especially famous for his monumental, stage-like paintings, but he occasionally also painted small idyllic genre scenes.

Estimate €18,000 – €23,400Auctionata.1/7/16

Lot 26. Henryk Siemiradzki 1843 – 1902. PORTRAIT OF A MAN SAID TO BE WALERJAN ZAWISZA LINKOWIEC. Numbered 104 l.r.; further twice faintly stamped with the artist’s signature on the stretcher, oil on canvas, 63 by 50cm, 24 3/4 by 19 3/4 in.

Provenence The artist’s estate
Thence by descent to the present owners

Estimate 5,000-7,000 GBP. Sothebys. 12/1/15

Lot 25. Henryk Siemiradzki 1843 – 1902. BY THE SPRING, bears a label on the stretcher, oil on canvas, 29.5 by 50cm, 11 1/2 by 19 3/4 in.

Provenance The artist’s estate
Thence by descent to the present owners

Estimate 18,000-25,000 GBP. Sothebys. 1/1/15

Jan Kudrewicz, the great-grandfather of the current owner, was a friend of Henryk Siemiradzki. The Siemiradzki family would often visit the Kudrewiczs on their estate in Keidan, in present-day Lithuania, where the artist would paint portraits of their friends and family. The unfinished portrait in this catalogue is believed to depict Walerjan Zawisza Linkowiec, a neighbouring landowner.

According to family lore, Stanislawa the youngest daughter of Kudrewicz and Leon, the youngest son of Siemiradzki, were sweethearts from childhood. Like her father, Stanislawa was drawn to the Eternal City and after they married the couple left Poland for Rome where they lived out the rest of their days. When they died childless, Siemiradzki’s estate passed on to Stanislawa’s nephew Edward Kudrewicz, the father of the present owners, who in 1979 donated the majority to the National Museum in Krakow where they now form part of the Sukiennice Collection. By the Spring and Portrait of a Man said to be Walerjan Zawisza Linkowiec are two of the few paintings which were kept by the family. Girl on a Swing was given to the Kudrewicz family by the artist as a token of his friendship.

Lot 27. Henryk Siemiradzki 1843 – 1902. GIRL ON A SWING, signed in Latin and dated 97 l.l., oil on paper laid on canvas, 43 by 30cm, 17 by 11 3/4 in.

Provenance: Gift from the artist to Jan Kudrewicz
Thence by descent to the present owners

Estimate 30,000-50,000 GBP. Sothebus. 12/1/15

Lot 14. Henryk Siemiradzki 1843 – 1902

ORGY ON CAPRI IN THE TIME OF TIBERIUS; signed in Latin, inscribed Roma and dated 1881 l.r., oil on canvas, 34 by 70cm, 13 1/2 by 27 1/2 in.

Estimate 20,000-30,000 GBP. Sothebys. 12/1/15