Seven-mile steps. Left side / Semyverstnymy krokamy. Liva chastyna
ID:
4517
Updated:
05.02.2025
Name:
Seven-mile steps. Left side / Semyverstnymy krokamy. Liva chastyna
Author:
Karlis Dobrais
Original name:
The country of the work of art:
Date:
1973
Type:
Painting
Technique of implementation:
Painting, portrait
Materials:
Canvas, oil
Dimensions:
107x150 sm
Special labels, markings, signatures:
Ж – 1278, КП – 5437
Location of special signs:
On the back on canvas or on a stretcher
Description:
The figure of a young man with blond hair flying diagonally tilted to the right is depicted in ¾ turn to the right, his head in ¾ turn to the left. The face is oval with regular features, the eyes are dark, the mouth is open. The young man's legs are half-bent at the knees, the left one is in front; there is a white drapery below, which is developing. His right arm is held out to the side, his left arm is bent at the elbow and slightly raised. He is dressed in a brown and ocher shirt and pants. The background is blue-white-blue. In the lower right part with an arched horizon is the land with houses depicted on it. At the bottom right is a monogram: "KD 73". There are inscriptions on the crossbars of the frame. On the horizontal "By seven hundred steps", left part of 1973 x 150 x 107 Dobrais K.A., on the vertical "Latvian SSR, Limbane district 229125 Skulge str. Ziedu 9". Slight sagging of the canvas. In the lower right corner is a puncture from a nail.
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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