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Painter, b. 1869 - d. 1946

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  • Aleksandra Snegireva-Jurgenson (1869-1946, Russian
    Nov. 25, 2014

    Aleksandra Snegireva-Jurgenson (1869-1946, Russian

    Est: £5,000 - £7,000

    Aleksandra Snegireva-Jurgenson (1869-1946, Russian), portrait of a country woman, oil on canvas, signed upper left and dated 1918, in a gilt carved frame, 16 x 25". Aleksandra Jurgenson was the daughter of Tchaikovsky's publisher Pyotr Jurgenson. Tchaikovsky knew Aleksandra well and when she joined the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, he insisted that she should paint his portrait. Tchaikovsky dedicated L'espiegle No12, of the Eighteen Pieces Op72 1893 to Aleksandra. Her portrait of fellow painter Surikov can be seen in the Tretiakov Gallery, Moscow.

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