The island of Capri / Ostriv Kapri
ID:
4132
Updated:
17.01.2025
Name:
The island of Capri / Ostriv Kapri
Author:
Oleksii Boholiubov
Original name:
The country of the work of art:
Date:
1856
Type:
Painting
Technique of implementation:
Painting, landscape
Materials:
Canvas, oil
Dimensions:
135x91 sm
Special labels, markings, signatures:
Ж – 488, КП - 1012
Location of special signs:
On the back on canvas or on a stretcher
Description:
In the foreground is a gentle shore. Porous stones protrude from the blue-green water. In the background is a steep shore with a large, high stepped cliff, on top of which are the yellowish walls of a castle. The foot of the mountains is covered with thick green grass. Stairs descend to the sandy strip of the steep shore, from the watchtower, pinkish-ochre in colour. Below, near the stairs, there are three red-brown boats. In the distance, in the sea, there are three sharp rocks, against which is a fisherman's boat with lowered sails. From the background to the shore, a foamy wave rolls. The sky is blue with white and grey curly clouds. At the bottom left, the author's signature in black paint: “A. Boholiubov. Capri. 1856” (“А. Боголюбов. Капри. 1856”). Removable stretcher. Yellowing of the varnish throughout the canvas.
Circumstances:
It was taken out of the Kherson Art Museum by representatives of the russian federation
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Details of theft
Year of the incident:
2022
Place of the incident:
The Oleksii Shovkunenko Kherson Regional Art Museum
Coordinates (Lat, Lon):
46.62979067231111, 32.609546919505945
Place of last known stay:
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Description of the incident location
It was opened on May 27, 1978, in the former City Hall building, an architectural monument of the early 20th century. As of 2022 (before the robbery), the museum's collection included more than 13 thousand works of art and was one of the most interesting museum collections in Ukraine. It includes works of Ukrainian and foreign painting, graphics, sculpture, and decorative and applied arts. From October 31 to November 4, 2022, the Kherson Art Museum was looted by the russian occupiers, and more than 10,000 of its most valuable exhibits were stolen. The cargo was sent to Crimea, and the works (all or part of them) ended up in the Simferopol Central Museum of Tavrida. It is unknown whether everything is still there.
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