Russian art sheet №26.1862. The building of the World's Fair in London / Rosiiskyi kнudozнnii lystok №26.1862. Budivliа vsesvitnoi vystavky v Londoni
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4417
Updated:
05.02.2025
Name:
Russian art sheet №26.1862. The building of the World's Fair in London / Rosiiskyi kнudozнnii lystok №26.1862. Budivliа vsesvitnoi vystavky v Londoni
Author:
Vasyl Timm
Original name:
The country of the work of art:
Date:
1862
Type:
Graphics
Technique of implementation:
Graphics, architectural landscape
Materials:
Paper, lithography
Dimensions:
49x34 sm
Special labels, markings, signatures:
Г – 26, КП – 299
Location of special signs:
On the back on paper
Description:
The composition is built horizontally. The main and side facades of the building form an obtuse angle with the top in the left part of the image. Above the central part of the main façade is a tall dome ending in a small spire and a drum. The central part of the three-part risalit has a gable roof. There are flags above the complex 4-pitched vaults of the side risalits. There is a large circular window deep in the arched niche of the middle part of the risalit at the level of the third tier. The side three-tiered parts of the risalit have two lower tiers of arched niches. The middle parts of the lateral risalits at the level of the second tier have a window, the upper part of which is semicircular, and 2 arched passages below it (1 tier). In the square, in front of the side and main facades of the building, there are figures of ladies, gentlemen, and children walking. In the foreground to the left are a horse-drawn carriage and a carriage with rearing horses. Below the image: "The building of the World's Fair in London in 1862".
The corners of the sheet are bent, especially the lower right corner. The lower left corner is creased. The right edge of the sheet is torn below the center.
The corners of the sheet are bent, especially the lower right corner. The lower left corner is creased. The right edge of the sheet is torn below the center.
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
Archive links
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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