Konstantin Gorbatov. View of the Canal Grande in Venice

Los 1404
17.11.2023 15:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Verkauft
€ 43 000
AuctioneerVAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
VeranstaltungsortDeutschland, Köln
Aufgeld29%
Archiv
Die Auktion ist abgeschlossen. Es können keine Gebote mehr abgegeben werden.
Archive
ID 1072579
Los 1404 | Konstantin Gorbatov. View of the Canal Grande in Venice
Schätzwert
€ 20 000 – 30 000
GORBATOV, KONSTANTIN1876 Stavropol - 1945 Berlin


Title: View of the Canal Grande in Venice.
Date: Ca. 1930.
Technique: Oil on canvas.
Measurement: 65 x 81cm.
Notation: Signed lower left: C. Gorbatoff.
Frame: Framed.
Verso:
Inscribed on the canvas: "Venedig / Canale Grande / C. Gorbatoff".

Provenance:
Private ownership, Germany, purchased at the Hamburg Kunsthandel in 1995.

The sunlight falls colourfully on the lifeline of the lagoon city of Venice, the Grand Canal, along whose banks rise the breathtaking silhouettes of aristocratic palazzi and churches of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Konstantin Gorbatov lends special radiance to the bright façades by colourfully accentuating their basic architectural structures. Vivid yellow, blue and orange tones contrast richly with the light tone of the stones. The imposing architecture meets the sunlit turquoise-blue water surface of the canal in such a luminous way. This is gently moved by black gondolas, the traditional means of transport of the Venetians with their characteristic arched shape, which are occasionally placed in the picture.

The artist, who was born in 1876 in the small Volga town of Stravopol, fell in love with Italy during a study trip to Europe, during which he perfected his unique Impressionist style. This was made possible by a scholarship he received after graduating from the Imperial Art Academy in St. Petersburg. Upon his return, however, he faced harsh criticism due to the romantic tendencies of his art, which stood in sharp contrast to the realism he propagated. As a consequence, Konstantin Gorbatov left Russia for Italy in 1924, travelling between Capri and Venice for two years before settling in Berlin in 1926. Venice remained a place of longing for the painter throughout his life: he created the present painting around 1930, from memory. It bears witness to his vivid memories of the fascinating Serenissima.

The artist pays particular attention to the interplay of colour and light, making this his elementary means of composition. Carefully, he explores light in all its facets. If it appears on the surface of the water as tiny dancing reflections, Gorbatov immerses the sky in pastel tones in the bright but diffuse light of a warm late afternoon. Far more than a mere depiction of typographic features, the artist succeeds in capturing the atmospheric mood of the port city, which seems dreamy, almost melancholic.

We are grateful to Olga Sugrobova­Roth und Eckart Lingenauber, Düsseldorf, for confirming the authenticity of the present painting after examination in the original.
Adresse der Versteigerung VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
Hitzelerstr. 2
50968 Köln
Deutschland
Vorschau
10.11.2023 10:00 – 18:00
11.11.2023 10:00 – 16:00
12.11.2023 11:00 – 16:00
13.11.2023 10:00 – 18:00
Telefon +49 221 92586215
Fax +49 221 92 58 62 4
E-Mail
Aufgeld 29%
NutzungsbedingungenNutzungsbedingungen
GeschäftszeitenGeschäftszeiten
Mo 10:00 – 17:00   
Di 10:00 – 17:00   
Mi 10:00 – 17:00   
Do 10:00 – 17:00   
Fr 10:00 – 17:00   
Sa 10:00 – 13:00   
So geschlossen

Mehr von Creator

Konstantin Gorbatov. In Venedig
Konstantin Gorbatov. In Venedig
€20 000
GORBATOV, KONSTANTIN (1876-1945)
GORBATOV, KONSTANTIN (1876-1945)
£100 000
View of the Kremlin in Winter
View of the Kremlin in Winter
£50 000
GORBATOV, KONSTANTIN (1876-1945)
GORBATOV, KONSTANTIN (1876-1945)
£40 000
Konstantin Ivanovich Gorbatov (Togliatti 1876 - Berlin 1945). Frühlingsanfang.
Konstantin Ivanovich Gorbatov (Togliatti 1876 - Berlin 1945). Frühlingsanfang.
€8 000
Under the Summer Sun, Palestine
Under the Summer Sun, Palestine
£35 000
KONSTANTIN IWANOWITSCH GORBATOV (ATTR.) 1876 Stavropol - 19
KONSTANTIN IWANOWITSCH GORBATOV (ATTR.) 1876 Stavropol - 19
€1 400
GORBATOV, KONSTANTIN (1876-1945)
GORBATOV, KONSTANTIN (1876-1945)
£40 000

Verwandte Begriffe

?>
× Ein Suchabonnement erstellen