Portrait of an old woman in a blue ribbon hat / Portret staroi u cheptsi z blakytnymy strichkamy
ID:
4202
Updated:
21.01.2025
Name:
Portrait of an old woman in a blue ribbon hat / Portret staroi u cheptsi z blakytnymy strichkamy
Author:
Unknown artist
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The country of the work of art:
Date:
Type:
Painting
Technique of implementation:
Painting, portrait
Materials:
Canvas, oil
Dimensions:
51x63,5 sm
Special labels, markings, signatures:
Ж – 740, КП – 1284
Location of special signs:
On the back on canvas or on a stretcher
Description:
The bust image of the old woman with large blue eyes and thin, pursed lips, with dimpled cheeks, is almost in full face with a slight turn to the right. From beneath a white lace choker with bright blue satin ribbons tied in a bow under her chin, dark brown hair is visible, worn in a straight parting. The old woman is wearing a black dress with a white lace collar. The background is dark olive. The stretcher is sliding with a cross. General soiling of the canvas. Horizontal creases on the background. Large-mesh craquelure on the image of the head. Pointed precipitation of the paint layer. Minor scratches on the lower edge of 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:
Links
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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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