28 - KONSTANTIN KRYZHITSKY (UKRAINIAN-RUSSIAN 1858-1911)

KONSTANTIN KRYZHITSKY (UKRAINIAN-RUSSIAN 1858-1911) View from the Heights over the Dnieper, probably Kyiv, 1894 watercolor on paper, laid down on board 53.4 x 39.5 cm (21 x 15 9/16 in.) signed in Cyrillic and dated '94' lower left PROVENANCE Private Collection, San Diego Acquired from the above by the present owner LOT NOTES Born in Kyiv in 1858, Konstantin Kryzhitsky trained at Mykola Murashko's drawing school before entering the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg in 1877, where he studied under Mikhail Clodt. A founding member of the Society of Russian Watercolorists, he was named an Academician in 1889 after Alexander III acquired his Forest Vista, became a full member of the Academy in 1900 and served as the first chairman of the Kuindzhi Society. Though based in St. Petersburg, he returned often to paint the landscape around his native Kyiv. In this sheet of 1894, a path winds down a green hillside toward a broad river, the town on its banks marked by the domes and spires of its churches, with a long bridge stretching across the water beyond. Keywords: Konstantin Kryzhitsky, Russian Watercolor, Kyiv Landscape, Dnieper River View, Imperial Academy Landscape, 19th Century Ukrainian Art N.B. Condition reports are available upon request. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions & Appraisals LLC and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions & Appraisals, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.