Ilya Nikolayevich ZANKOVSKY (1832-1919). - Lot 45

Ilya Nikolayevich ZANKOVSKY (1832-1919). Rider in the Caucasus Mountains. Oil on canvas signed in Cyrillic characters and dated 1917 lower right. Preserved in a gilded wood frame with woven decoration. Danish store label on the back. Dimensions : 34.5x31 cm (as seen). Total dimensions : 47x34 cm. (Good condition). History: Ilya Zankovsky was a Russian painter of Polish origin. Born near Krakow in 1832, he received a military education (rank of second lieutenant). However, he received no particular artistic education, having volunteered at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg in 1862-1863. He then moved to the Caucasus, lived in Tiflis and worked in the military topography department of the Caucasus Military District. Zankovsky dedicated several of his paintings to this region.