FINE ART: from the 19th century to Modern Art, Eastern European art, Ballets Russes, important icons - David Hockney, Kotarbinsky, Nesterov, Goncharova, Deineka, Vysotsky Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 14:30
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ICON ‘THE MOTHER OF GOD KORSUNSKAYA’ Russia, 1830s–1840s

Lotto 213
2 0002 500
wood, levkas,gold leaf tempera 53.6 x 43.5 cm The icon was probably adorned with a beaded or pearl-encrusted oklad. This is evidenced by the following inscription on the back: ‘The cloth covering of this icon was sewn by the wife of the Lieutenant Colonel, Ekaterina Alekseevna Kopotina herself on 4 August 1839.’ Condition: overall in good condition, with fragmentary toning on the background and margins. The faces are without restorations.


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