Old Masters, British & European Paintings - 12th September 2017
Lot 566
A. Popov (Russian early 20th Century) Scene from the Russian occupation of Northern Manchuria in...
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £5000
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Description
A. Popov (Russian early 20th Century)
Scene from the Russian occupation of Northern Manchuria in the early 20th Century following the Boxer Rebellion with a parade of Cossacks and a Manchurian waving a horses tail, the symbol of the Cossacks, outside a temple
Signed and dated 1907
Oil on canvas
81 x 135cm; 32 x 53in
Provenance:
From the collection of John Newall Esq.
Sotheby's, 14.11.88, Lot 72
The Cossacks depicted are Far Eastern Cossacks or Amur Cossacks