Property of a Gentleman Henryk Ippolitovich Siemiradzki (18...

Estimate

£5,000 - £10,000

Property of a Gentleman

Henryk Ippolitovich Siemiradzki (1843 - 1902)
Hard Choice (1871)
Watercolour on paper
Signed and dated, lower right 'Roma 1874 H. Siemiradzki'

Provenance:
Anonymous sale, Bolland & Marotz Bremen, March 21 1998, lot 835;
Private collection, Europe.

Siemiradzki was born in Novo-Belgorod, Russian Empire, modern Ukraine.

This is a watercolour version of one of the first masterpieces by Siemiradzki, for which he received the Grand prix d'honneur (the Grand Gold Prize) at the International Exhibition of Art in Paris in 1878. The final version of the painting was held in the Museum August Kestner's collection in Hannover. Unfortunately, after the Second World War, the painting has disappeared. Most of his works are held in museums of Poland, Ukraine, Russia and private collections.

Dimensions:
(Paper) 14.75 in. (H) x 20.25 in. (W)  
(Frame) 25.25 in. (H) x 30.75 in. (W)