MacDougall's Russian Art Auctions 25-27 November 2019

25 November 2019

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Roman Woman Lighting a Lamp by the Home Altar

283. BAKALOWICZ, STEFAN (1857–1947)

Roman Woman Lighting a Lamp by the Home Altar, signed, inscribed “Roma” and dated “MCMXI”.

Oil on canvas, 40.5 by 27.5 cm.
25,000–40,000 GBP


Provenance: Private collection, Europe.

Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert V. Petrov.
Authenticity has also been confirmed by the expert T. Goriacheva.

Related literature: For a similar work, see G. Romanov, A. Muratov, Zhivopis russkogo salona (1850–1917 gg.), Entsiklopediia, St Petersburg, Zolotoi Vek–Sankt-Peterburg Orkestr, 2004, p. 79, illustrated.
Stepan Bakalovich, Moscow, Belyi gorod, 2013, p. 29, illustrated.


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