Auction on
26 January 2019 - 14:30 (CET) -
8, rue du docteur Joseph-Audic, zone d'activités du Ténénio - 56001 Vannes
Rather than the sidewhiskers so common in Russia at the time, it is the impressive mop of curly hair, matt complexion and blue eyes that enable this to be identified as a portrait of Alexander Pushkin – after all, his great grandfather was a native of Logone, a town in the north of present-day Cameroon. But though this...
Raden Syarif Bastaman Saleh (1811 or 1814-1880), "Presumed portrait of Pushkin", original frame and canvas, signed and dated on the right: "Raden saleh 1841", 59 x 52.5 cm. Estimate: €60,000/80,000
Raden Syarif Bastaman Saleh (1811 or 1814-1880), "Presumed portrait of Pushkin", original frame and canvas, signed and dated on the right: "Raden saleh 1841", 59 x 52.5 cm. Estimate: €60,000/80,000
Rather than the sidewhiskers so common in Russia at the time, it is the impressive mop of curly hair, matt complexion and blue eyes that enable this to be identified as a portrait of Alexander Pushkin – after all, his great grandfather was a native of Logone,…
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