GREAT CALIFORNIA ART Alexis M. Podchernikoff 1886-1933 Start Price USD 9,999.00 Current Price USD 9,999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, July 14, 2008 End Time Monday, July 21, 2008 Location Littleton, CO See more about 'GREAT CALIFORNIA ART Alexis M. Podchernikoff 1886-1933' Description Entitled "The Green Pastures"on the verso, Oil Painting on canvas of a Pastoral Scene by Well-Listed American Artist Alexis Matthew Podchernikoff (1886 - 1933) signed lower left & dated 1927 Oil on Canvas Image: 36” X 28” Frame: 44” X 36” See detailed description below the images Please allow images to serve as part of the description Description: This painting is absolutely colorful and beautiful. Biography: Landscape painter, Alexis Matthew Podchernikoff was born in Vladimir, Russia in 1886 into a family of artists.  Podchernikoff first studied art with his grandfather Dmitri Zolotarieff and later with Ilya Repin and Verestchagin.  In Moscow he was awarded a gold medal and his work "My Beloved Russian Woods" was purchased by the Royal Art Commission. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1905 after the Russo-Japanese War and settled in San Francisco.  In February of 1901, he married fellow-painter Ida Working. In 1913 an art dealer from Santa Barbara convinced Podchernikoff to move there. A painting of his Santa Barbara studio appeared on the front cover of Literary Digest, March 10, 1928.  Although he spent the last 20 years of his life in Southern California he returned often to San Francisco to paint scenes of Marin and the northern coast.  He is well-known in California for his landscapes done in the manner of Corot.  His last years were spent in Pasadena where he died on Oct. 31, 1933 of tuberculosis.  [From AskART:] Works held by: Oakland Museum; Royal Art Commission, Moscow. Source: Edan Hughes, Artists in California, 1786-1940 References: Museums: Establishment * Address Web Site Address Oakland Museum of California   1000 Oak Street Oakland, CA  94607 www.museumca.org Paine Art Center   1410 Algoma Boulevard Oshkosh, WI  54901 www.paineartcenter.com Books Year Author Title Subtitle # Pages Color 2005 AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor) The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No 2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition   No 2002 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes) 1249 No 1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975 3 Vols 3724 No 1998 McCann, Chris Master Pieces The Art History of Jigsaw Puzzles 223 Yes 1993 Southwest Art The Red Book Western American Price Index 126 No 1993 Stragnell, Robert * Landscapes of the West   60 No 1989 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California, 1786-1940   637 No 1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art Artists Active 1898-1947 707 No 1984 Orr-Cahill, Christina The Art of California Selected Works/ Oakland Museum 199 Yes 1984 Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall Southern California Art Publication 3, Dictionary 291 No 1982 Koke, Richard J American Landscape/Genre Paintings in the New York Historical Society (3 vols) 1243 No 1981 McCall, Dewitt Clinton III California Artists 1935-1956   212 Yes 1948 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Index of Artists International Biographical (2 Vols) 811 No Condition: Excellent restored condition--our museum qualified conservator stabilized the crackling.  The original frame is also in very good condition.  Very beautiful and very decorative.  Please allow the images to serve as part of description. Provenance: Purchased through a local auction house: Originally acquired from an estate in Denver, Colorado A FEW RECENT AUCTION RECORDS BY THIS ARTIST FOR COMPARISON: Title California autumn Medium oil on canvas Size 16.5 x 14.2 in. / 42 x 36 cm. Misc. Signed Sale Of Bonhams & Butterfields: Monday, December 12, 2005 [Lot 166] California and American Paintings and Sculpture Estimate 5,000 - 7,000 US$ Sold For 21,150 US$ PREMIUM Title In the forest Medium Oil on Canvas Size 28 x 22 in. / 71.1 x 55.9 cm. Misc. Signed Sale Of Sotheby's New York: Friday, April 23, 2004 [Lot 41] Russian Art Estimate 12,000 - 18,000 US$ Sold For 14,400 US$ PREMIUM This painting is offered with 100% satisfaction guaranteed -- if you don't like it for any reason, ship it back for a refund of your purchase price.  Please ask all questions before bidding.  Feel free to call us at 303-792-0900 or e-mail artsick@comcast.net.  A flat rate of $100.00 for professional packaging, shipping and insurance in the continental USA.   Thank you! Place a Bid!