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Konstantin Somov
Young Man Reclining (Boris Snezhkovsky)

1931

$24,626.28
£18,000
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CA$33,820.50
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Konstantin Andreevich Somov (Russian 1869-1939), Young Man Reclining (Boris Snezhkovsky), 1931, Sanguine and pastel on paper, signed and dated (twice) (lower right), 32cm x 48cm, (46cm x 59cm framed). The frame is a hand-finished lacquered framed, with museum quality UV glass. Eventually emigrating to Paris after the Russian Revolution, Somov was a founding member of Mir iskusstva (World of Art), a Russian artistic movement and magazine, edited by Sergei Diaghilev. In his private life, he had a longtime, younger male companion, Methodiy Lukyanov (who died in 1932), and an ambiguous artistic and personal relationship with a young boxer, Boris Snezhkovsky, whom he painted many times in 1930s; see for example The Boxer, 1933. Snezhkovsky initially modeled for Somov's illustrations for Daphnis and Chloe by Longus (Éditions du Trianon, Paris, 1931). This is a preparatory study for these illustrations.
  • Creator:
    Konstantin Somov (1869 - 1939, Russian)
  • Creation Year:
    1931
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.12 in (46 cm)Width: 23.23 in (59 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: Somov, Reclining Young Man1stDibs: LU2263215055232

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