Lot number 151 - Auction 147
VERKLEIDUNG DER ENKELIN

PYOTR IVANOVICH KOROVIN (ATTR.) 1857 Moscow - 1919 Penza GRANDDAUGHTER´S DRESS UP Oil on canvas. 89 x 72 cm (F. 107,5 x 91 cm). Everyday scenes from peasant life are a classic genre that the artist and his successors used in their works. In the painting, the grandmother carefully dresses her granddaughter for a special occasion, perhaps even for a meeting with the groom's family. The old woman braids young lady´s hair and family jewelry can be seen on the table. Craquelure, part. retouches, frame min. chipped.