Lot 26: PETR IVANOVICH PETROVICHEV (1874-1947) VIEW OF TOROPETS View of Toropets s

PETR IVANOVICH PETROVICHEV (1874-1947) VIEW OF TOROPETS View of Toropets signed in Cyrillic and indistinctly dated (lower right) tempera on cardboard laid down on board 46.7 x 96cm (18 3/8 x 37 13/16in).

Provenance Anna Gurdova-Timme (1877-1972), Leningrad Professor Nikolai Kachalov (1883-1964), the brother-in-law of the above, Leningrad By descent to Natalia Kachalova (1933-2002), St Petersburg Acquired from the descendants of the above by the present owner Offered with an expertise from I.V. Geraschenko, The Grabar Art conservation centre, 2016. Toropets is a small town in Tver region first mentioned in 1074 as a birth place of Saint Isaac Pechersky. It is one of the oldest towns in the country with a rich historical past that left a considerable legacy. In 18th century Toropets was a birthplace of its own style ‘Baroque of Toropets’. Coloured tiles and stone work are typical for the town’s architecture.The offered painting is a fine example of Toroptes architecture, it represents a typical view of the town that does not exist anymore. 29 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW YORK