19th-Century Russian School, Winter Landscape With Horse Drawn Sleighs

19th-Century Russian School, Winter Landscape With Horse Drawn SleighsA beautiful Russian school landscape depicting several figures transporting goods through a snow covered wintery landscape. The artist, V Federoff, has loosely daubed in the snow with its various highlights and deftly created the trees with some simple well placed marks. We particularly love the various layers in this chilly rural scene with the details becoming obscured as your eye looks further into the distance. The painting is dated and signed in

this beautiful old painting sits alongside many other works originating in Northern Europe during the 16th-century

Medium: Oil on paperOverall size: 23” x 16½” / 58cm x 42cmYear of creation: c

650 achieved for an interior scene at Christie’s 1989

has rendered every detail with great skill - particularly the light as it enters from a window on our left

000 achieved for ‘Rowing out to the Rescue’ at Bonhams in 2004

France was predominantly Catholic

Year of creation 1904

We love the way that Waldron has captured the hint of a smile - as if he could speak at any moment

The artist has conveyed a sense of stoicism and pride with this gentleman - which is further enhanced by the profile perspective

his success was short-lived as he became partially sighted in his mid-30s

He’s primarily known for his historical paintings but he also created numerous portraits of the Jewish elite in Amsterdam

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 24” x 12” / 61cm x 31cmYear of creation: 1908Provenance: SwedenCondition: Craquelure throughout but the paint layer is stable