Nikolai Timkov - Painting - River Banks Of Neva , Russia

A delightful oil painting by the Russian artist Nikolai Timkov depicting the river banks of the Neva near Saint Petersburg, enlivened by figures and a horse.
The work displays very attractive colors in an Impressionist style.

PROVENANCE: Gros-Delettrez Auction House, Paris, sale of September 24, 1991, "Russian Paintings," lot 51 (see last photos).

BIOGRAPHY: Born on August 12, 1912, Nikolai Timkov began his studies at the Art Technikum in Rostov-on-Don between 1927 and 1931. He continued his studies at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture from 1933 to 1939. He was active in Moscow from 1930 to 1933, then settled in Leningrad, where he spent most of his career.
Timkov participated in numerous exhibitions throughout the Soviet Union, including the prestigious All-Union Art Exhibition. Moscow in 1955, and the Soviet Russia exhibition in Moscow in 1960.

Timkov is one of the best-known Russian painters of the 20th century. Although trained in the academic tradition of Russian realism at the Academy of Arts, Timkov developed his unique style, characterized by impressionistic brushstrokes and original compositional solutions.
His works are exhibited in all major Russian museums, including the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg and the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

Oil on canvas

19 x 49 cm (with frame, approximately 27 x 57 cm)

Signed TIMKOV on the reverse of the canvas

Excellent overall condition (minor restoration visible on the reverse only)

On the reverse, handwritten notes and extracts from the 1991 auction catalogue

Photos taken in natural light

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