Jun 10, 2025 10:00 EST

Russian Paintings / Russian Works of Art

 
Lot 13
 

13

Petr Petrovich Konchalovsky

Estate / Collection: The Estate of a European Collector

Russian, 1876-1956
Bridge with Horse, 1921
Inscribed and dated Sorine 1920 in pencil (lr); signed P. Kontchalovsky, inscribed 372 and as titled in Cyrillic on the reverse
Oil on canvas
26 1/4 x 32 1/4 inches (66.7 x 81.9 cm)

Exhibited:
Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery, Vystavka proizvedenii P. P. Konchalovskogo, April 1922
Venice, XIV Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte di Venezia (The Russian Pavilion at the XIV Venice Biennale), 1924, no. 71
Paris, Chambre Syndicale de la Curiosité et des Beaux-Arts, Exposition Pierre Kontchalovsky, 4-19 March 1925

Literature:
K. Frolova, Konchalovskii. Khudozhestvennoe nasledie [Artistic Legacy], Moscow, 1964, listed p. 104, no. zh 314
P. Muratov, Zhivopis' Konchalovskogo, Moscow: Tvorchestvo, 1923, p. 72, illus. (listed as Bridge with Wagon)
Exhibition catalogue Katalog vystavki proizvedenii P.P. Konchalovskogo, Moscow: Tvorchestvo, 1922, no. 151 (listed as Bridge with Wagon)

Framed 35 3/4 x 42 inches

Sold for $540,250
Estimated at $40,000 - $60,000

Includes Buyer's Premium


 

Estate / Collection: The Estate of a European Collector

Russian, 1876-1956
Bridge with Horse, 1921
Inscribed and dated Sorine 1920 in pencil (lr); signed P. Kontchalovsky, inscribed 372 and as titled in Cyrillic on the reverse
Oil on canvas
26 1/4 x 32 1/4 inches (66.7 x 81.9 cm)

Exhibited:
Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery, Vystavka proizvedenii P. P. Konchalovskogo, April 1922
Venice, XIV Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte di Venezia (The Russian Pavilion at the XIV Venice Biennale), 1924, no. 71
Paris, Chambre Syndicale de la Curiosité et des Beaux-Arts, Exposition Pierre Kontchalovsky, 4-19 March 1925

Literature:
K. Frolova, Konchalovskii. Khudozhestvennoe nasledie [Artistic Legacy], Moscow, 1964, listed p. 104, no. zh 314
P. Muratov, Zhivopis' Konchalovskogo, Moscow: Tvorchestvo, 1923, p. 72, illus. (listed as Bridge with Wagon)
Exhibition catalogue Katalog vystavki proizvedenii P.P. Konchalovskogo, Moscow: Tvorchestvo, 1922, no. 151 (listed as Bridge with Wagon)

Framed 35 3/4 x 42 inches

Several areas in the greens and blues that have not properly bound to the paint layer underneath. Scattered small losses, particularly in the trees and foreground. Retouches along the edges. A few pinholes along the upper edge. Faintly visible stretcher bar impressions. Wear along the edges from frame rubbing. Some light craquelure throughout. The canvas is buckling slightly in the corners and is slightly loose on stretcher. Some surface soiling.

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Auction: Russian Paintings / Russian Works of Art, Jun 10, 2025

  • Prices Soared at Auction of Russian Paintings on June 10, 2025 as Sale Totaled $1.5 Million

  • 1921 Landscape by Petr Konchalovsky Achieved $540,250

  • We Invite You to Contact Us for a Complimentary Auction Evaluation of Your Collection

NEW YORK, NY -- International competition at Doyle’s inaugural auction dedicated to Russian Paintings on June 10, 2025 sent prices soaring, driving the sale total to $1.5 million—more than double the high estimate. Bidders vied for important paintings and works on paper, including 19th century portraiture and landscapes, as well as Impressionist, Modern, and Post-War works. 

Petr Konchalovsky - Sold for $540,250
The standout of the sale was Bridge with Horse, 1921, by Petr Konchalovsky (1876–1956), which sparked a trans-Atlantic bidding war. Estimated at $40,000–60,000, the painting ultimately sold to a European buyer for an astonishing $540,250. Bridge with Horse was painted during a pivotal period of the artist's career, turning away from studio painting and instead embracing the energy of the natural world. The painting boasts an impressive exhibition history, having been exhibited at Konchalovsky's solo shows at the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow and in Paris in 1922 and 1925 respectively. The work was also one of thirteen paintings that Konchalovsky showed in the Soviet Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1924. Bridge with Horse was consigned to Doyle by the estate of a European collector, having remained in private hands for more than half a century.

Works by other artists also sold far above expectations. Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin’s (1861-1939) View of the River, 1932, estimated at $50,000-70,000 sold for $229,000, Alessio Issupoff’s (1889-1957) The Milliner, 1946, estimated at $40,000-60,000 realized $102,100, and Vassili Dmitrievich Polenov’s (1844-1927) verdant depiction of Spring, 1880, estimated at $15,000-25,000 achieved $95,750.

Impressive results were also achieved for works by Konstantin Egorovich Makovsky, Vassili Dmitrievich Polenov, Alexei Harlamoff, Julius Yulevich Von Klever, and Boris Israelevich Anisfeld, among other artists.

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Also offered on June 10 were Russian Works of Art, featuring Fabergé, enamels, silver, porcelain and icons. (Read More)

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