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Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV Painting after Ilya Repin

$ 140,000
  • Description
    Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire, also known as Cossacks of Saporog Are Drafting a Manifesto.

    Late 19th Century.

    Monumental oil on canvas, set within an original carved giltwood frame. Unsigned.

    Measures: Canvas: 62 X 105in (157 X 266cm).
    Frame: 80 X 123in (204 X 312cm).

    This painting is after Russian artist Ilya Repin. The Original 2.03 m (6.66 ft) by 3.58 m (11.74 ft) canvas was started in 1880 and finished in 1891. Repin recorded the years of work along the lower edge of the canvas. Alexander III bought the painting for 35,000 rubles, at the time the greatest sum ever paid for a Russian painting. Since then, the canvas has been exhibited in the State Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg. Vladimir Gilyarovsky, a popular journalist, was one of the models who posed for Repin.

    Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks depicts a supposedly historical tableau, set in 1676 and based on the legend of Cossacks sending a reply to an ultimatum of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed IV.

    The painting exhibits the Cossacks' pleasure at striving to come up with ever more base vulgarities. During Repin's time, the Cossacks enjoyed great popular sympathy.

    While working on the original version, Repin in 1889 began work on a second version. This work he never finished. The second version of "The Cossacks" the artist tried to make more "historically authentic". In 1932 it was presented by the Tretyakov Gallery to the Kharkiv Historical Museum. In 1935, it was moved to the Kharkiv Art Museum, where it is now stored.
  • More Information
    Origin: Russia
    Period: 19th Century
    Materials: Canvas
    Condition: Good.
    Creation Date: 1880-1890
    Styles / Movements: Other
    Incollect Reference #: 750610
  • Dimensions
    W. 123 in; H. 80 in; D. 5 in;
    W. 312.42 cm; H. 203.2 cm; D. 12.7 cm;
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For four generations, Solomon Treasure has obtained a reputation for dealing in rare and important 18th – 19th century antiques and fine art.

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