Jun 10, 2025 10:00 EST
Russian Paintings / Russian Works of Art
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Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna: Painted Bark Basket
Circa 1912-14
The cylindrical bark basket with silk lining, the exterior applied with the crowned cypher of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna above forest scenes of trees, foliage, mushrooms and wild strawberries, painted by Alexandra Schneider, signed A Schneider [A Шнейдеръ].
Height 7 3/4 inches (19.7 cm), width 7 inches (17.8 cm).
Provenance:
Purchased at Hammer Galleries, New York, 1959.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner.
Alexandra Schneider
Alexandra Petrovna Schneider (1863-1942), was admired and celebrated in Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century for her paintings of flowers. She was inspired most of all by the beauty of the southern coast of Crimea where she painted many of her works.
Schneider studied at the drawing school of the Imperial Society for the Promotion of the Arts in St. Petersburg and also in Paris, later exhibiting in the French capital and in Munich and Rome. In 1909, with the help of her patron, Nikolai Roerich, she held her first solo exhibition in St. Petersburg. Her work was so well received that she sold all of the 230 works exhibited, including many to museums, such as the Russian Museum.
Schneider’s work soon came to the attention of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, who in 1912 ordered several works of the artist’s works for the interiors of the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo. The Empress thought so highly of Schneider that she invited her to teach drawing to her daughters, the grand duchesses, and in 1912-1914 the artist accompanied the Imperial Family to their palace in Livadia. While in Crimea, Schneider often visited Kharaks, the nearby palace of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich, to paint its beautiful gardens. In 1913, she published a popular book of postcards depicting the flower gardens of Kharaks.
The present basket surely dates to the period of 1912-1914 when Schneider was in the company of the Russian Imperial Family and teaching the grand duchesses. The basket, applied with the monogram of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna (1895-1918), the eldest child of the Emperor and Empress, is signed by Schneider and painted with the flowers and scenes of nature which were her hallmarks.
$3,000 - $5,000
Circa 1912-14
The cylindrical bark basket with silk lining, the exterior applied with the crowned cypher of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna above forest scenes of trees, foliage, mushrooms and wild strawberries, painted by Alexandra Schneider, signed A Schneider [A Шнейдеръ].
Height 7 3/4 inches (19.7 cm), width 7 inches (17.8 cm).
Provenance:
Purchased at Hammer Galleries, New York, 1959.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner.
Provenance:Alexandra Schneider
Alexandra Petrovna Schneider (1863-1942), was admired and celebrated in Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century for her paintings of flowers. She was inspired most of all by the beauty of the southern coast of Crimea where she painted many of her works.
Schneider studied at the drawing school of the Imperial Society for the Promotion of the Arts in St. Petersburg and also in Paris, later exhibiting in the French capital and in Munich and Rome. In 1909, with the help of her patron, Nikolai Roerich, she held her first solo exhibition in St. Petersburg. Her work was so well received that she sold all of the 230 works exhibited, including many to museums, such as the Russian Museum.
Schneider’s work soon came to the attention of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, who in 1912 ordered several works of the artist’s works for the interiors of the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo. The Empress thought so highly of Schneider that she invited her to teach drawing to her daughters, the grand duchesses, and in 1912-1914 the artist accompanied the Imperial Family to their palace in Livadia. While in Crimea, Schneider often visited Kharaks, the nearby palace of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich, to paint its beautiful gardens. In 1913, she published a popular book of postcards depicting the flower gardens of Kharaks.
The present basket surely dates to the period of 1912-1914 when Schneider was in the company of the Russian Imperial Family and teaching the grand duchesses. The basket, applied with the monogram of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna (1895-1918), the eldest child of the Emperor and Empress, is signed by Schneider and painted with the flowers and scenes of nature which were her hallmarks.
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