Auction 72 · Lot 9
Cantonist Scene.
- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000
- Hammer price
- $5,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(RUSSIA)
Place
St. Petersburg, circa 1980
Description
Oil on canvas. Signed in Cyrillic lower left: Valeri Sigle.
summary
Based on an early 20th-century postcard, this dramatic painting, set in 19th-century Czarist Russia, depicts the forced conscription of a young Jewish boy into the Russian military forces.
29.5 x 42.5 inches. Framed.
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