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Bearing the signature ‘C. Korovine’ (lower left).
Sizes:
Artwork: 65 × 56 cm | 25.6 × 22 in
A bunch of red roses, with a single white rose at its heart, stands in a dark vase on a white cloth; three orange fruits lie on the table beside it. To the left runs the pale frame of a window, and beyond the glass is a Paris night: the dark mass of the house opposite with its windows lit yellow, a patch of deep blue sky and a single point of light above the flowers.
The paint is thick and wet-into-wet. The roses stand up in ridges of red and crimson, the cloth is dragged in broad grey-white strokes over a lighter ground, the night is laid in cool greys and ultramarine, and the lit windows are short touches of yellow. The surface is unvarnished and matte. The signature ‘C. Korovine’, in Latin script at the lower left, follows the form Konstantin Korovin used after he settled in Paris in 1923. The painting is offered as attributed to the artist: the subject, the handling and the signature are consistent with his Paris years, but the attribution rests on our own examination and is not supported by documentation or an outside opinion (see the Conditions of Sale).
The canvas is offered unframed on its stretcher. It is not to be confused with the still lifes of roses and fruit Korovin painted at Gurzuf in the 1910s, which are in museum collections: this is a different picture, of the kind he painted in his years in France.
Good condition: the impasto intact and the paint layer stable, unvarnished and unrestored in normal and ultraviolet light; the canvas unlined and probably re-stretched, the tacking margins worn and frayed with old nail heads and a small loss of canvas at the lower-left corner; a narrow strip of bare canvas beyond the paint along the left and top edges; light surface grime that would respond to cleaning. Please contact us to request a detailed Condition Report.
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The estimate of €3,000–€5,000 is our opinion of the range this work should reach; the starting price of €2,000 is the lowest bid we accept. We have not published comparable results for this lot; ask us before the sale and we will send the results we based the estimate on.
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No. This lot is catalogued as “Attr. to”, a qualified attribution: it is offered and sold as described, and the Five-Year Authenticity Guarantee of Section 4 of the Conditions of Sale does not apply. The estimate reflects that.
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Konstantin Korovin, a leading figure of Russian Impressionism, captured the poetry of modern life through vibrant brushwork and atmospheric cityscapes. Born in Moscow in 1861, Korovin studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, where he was influenced by the Russian realist tradition and the emerging currents of European Impressionism. A lifelong traveler and cosmopolitan, he developed a unique style that blended Russian lyricism with the light and spontaneity of French painting.
Drawn to the charm of urban nightlife and theatrical settings, Korovin spent extensive periods in Paris, where he painted bustling boulevards, cafés, and nocturnes with bold strokes and luminous palettes. His works pulse with energy—capturing fleeting moments, shimmering lights, and the romantic melancholy of twilight. Beyond painting, he also made significant contributions to stage design for the Mariinsky and Bolshoi Theatres, bringing a painter’s sensitivity to the world of opera and ballet. Today, Korovin is remembered as a visionary who bridged Russian and Western artistic traditions, infusing Impressionism with emotional depth and Slavic soul.
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