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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.
Jane Johnson Heminway, New York.
By descent to the present owner.
Sold for $4,800
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
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.
Jane Johnson Heminway, New York.
By descent to 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 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.
Auction: Russian Paintings / Russian Works of Art, Jun 10, 2025
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Prices Soared at Auction of Russian Paintings on June 10, 2025 as Sale Totaled $1.5 Million
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1921 Landscape by Petr Konchalovsky Achieved $540,250
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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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