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Vasilii Surikov (1848-1916)
Lot 51

Vasilii Surikov (1848-1916)

The composer Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894)

Closed3 June 2019

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Vasilii Surikov (1848-1916)
The composer Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894)
signed in Cyrillic and dated ‘V. Surikov/...3’ (lower right); with inscription ‘Le compositeur Anton Rubinstein/par Vassili Sourikov/Ancienne collection/Ter-Abramoff-Paris’ (on the reverse)
ink on paper
7 7/8 x 4 ¾ in. (20.1 x 12.2 cm.)

Ter Abramoff (1888-1977), Paris.
Collection Alexandre Djanchieff.
By descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

Anton Rubinstein was a conductor, composer and educator who founded the St Petersburg Conservatory and taught composition to the great Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), as well as composing over 20 operas, the most notable being The Demon.