Lot 69: ARSENY IVANOVICH MESHCHERSKY, 1834-1902 SHIPS ON THE NARVA

signed in Cyrillic and dated 1882

oil on board

CATALOGUE NOTE

Following his years of study at the Academy of Arts, Meshchersky was awarded a travel scholarship to Europe and, like many of his contemporaries perfected his technique in the workshops of German and Dutch masters. He achieved the status of Academician in 1864 for Morning on the Southern Shores of the Crimea, rising to the post of Professor in 1876.

24.5 by 35cm., 9 1/2 by 13 3/4 in.