| Artist |
Alexei Gratcheff |
| Date |
1877 |
| Description |
Cast bronze sculpture of winter scene with troika carrying a man and a woman, with a standing driver. Road marker included.
This bronze sculture represents a troika, a Russian sleigh on wooden runners drawn by three horses abreast. It is an example of the Realism movement of mid-19th century Russian art primarily based in St. Petersburg, the cultural center of Russia's art development at that time. The portrayal of Russian folk life was a particularly popoular subject of small scale statues in Russian Realism.
Alexei Petrovitch Gratcheff (c. 1780- 1850) was born in Russia. He made his career as an engraver, and was a member of the Russian school. Gratcheff studied under the engraver, A. A. Ossipoff, who like Gratcheff engraved portraits of famous contemporaries, book illustrations, and copies of paintings. |
| Dimensions |
H-11.5 W-12 L-17.5 inches |
| Material |
Brass |
| Medium |
Bronze |
| Object ID |
1961.09.02 |
| Object Name |
Sculpture |
| Signed Name |
Sculp. Gratsceff and 1877; St. Petersbourg |
| Sig Loc |
Stamped on "ground" to left of troika; Stamped on |
| Technique |
Cast |
| Title |
Troika |
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