Daria Khristova nee Chernenko
Department Director
Lot 17*
Attributed to Adolphe Ignatievich Ladurner(French, 1798-1856)View of the White gallery (Armorial hall) in the Winter Palace 30.3 x 35.2cm (12 x 13 3/4in).
Amended
7 June 2017, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £7,500 inc. premium
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Attributed to Adolphe Ignatievich Ladurner (French, 1798-1856)
View of the White gallery (Armorial hall) in the Winter Palace in elaborate silvered and gilded wooden frame surmounted with the Russian Imperial eagle and date '1848'; verso painted with the crowned Russian Imperial eagle surrounded with six coats-of-arms, and a date '1838' in oval reserve
signed in Latin and dated '1838'
oil on panel
30.3 x 35.2cm (12 x 13 3/4in).
signed in Latin and dated '1838'
oil on panel
30.3 x 35.2cm (12 x 13 3/4in).
Footnotes
Provenance
With Hermitage Gallery, Michigan
Adolf Ladurner, a French artist of German descent, studied painting under the tutelage of Horace Vernet in Paris, and worked in Warsaw and Dresden before permanently moving to St.Petersburg in 1830. He quickly gained recognition by painting detailed military scenes, court and palace interiors during the reign of Emperor Nicholas I. The artist received a special dispensation to open a studio in the Hermitage where he continued to document interiors of the palace, important official ceremonies and military parades.
The present work is a smaller version of the large painting showing Guards of the Imperial Regiment and Ladies-in-Waiting in the Armorial Hall of the Winter palace, which is now part of the art collection at the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg. It is likely that the smaller version of the famous scenes depicting interior views of the palace were commissioned to be given as gifts to the members of the Imperial family or as gifts to foreign dignitaries.
Saleroom notices
Please note that the present lot is after Adolphe Ladurner and not as stated in the catalogue.