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Russian icon from the beginning of the 20th century
Lot 35300637
Russian icon from the beginning of the 20th century.
"Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord".
Hand painted enamel.
Wooden frame with enameled metal side decorations.
Signed with initials M.O. in the lower right corner.
It does not preserve two of the lateral adornments of the frame.
Measurements: 8 x 6,5 cm; 12 x 10,5 cm (frame).
"Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord".
Hand painted enamel.
Wooden frame with enameled metal side decorations.
Signed with initials M.O. in the lower right corner.
It does not preserve two of the lateral adornments of the frame.
Measurements: 8 x 6,5 cm; 12 x 10,5 cm (frame).
Estimated value: 350-400 €
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Description
Russian icon from the early 20th century.
"Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord".
Hand-painted enamel.
Wooden frame with enamelled metal side decorations.
Signed with initials M.O. in the lower right corner.
Two of the frame's side decorations are missing.
Measurements: 8 x 6.5 cm; 12 x 10.5 cm (frame).
The icons cannot be compared to other works of art in the usual sense of the word. They are not paintings, because they do not reproduce motifs from reality; they do not represent, but constitute in themselves another world. And they do so with special means of representation, developed over the centuries. In them, colour plays a significant role, that of a symbolic language that must express not the colour of things, but their luminosity, a light that comes from beyond the physical world. The golden spaces of the icons embody this unearthly light, and the golden background symbolises the space that is "not of this world". In the icons there is no such thing as usual space, just as there are no conventional events. The icon is an open window to a world of another nature, but this window opens only for those who possess a spiritual vision.
"Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord".
Hand-painted enamel.
Wooden frame with enamelled metal side decorations.
Signed with initials M.O. in the lower right corner.
Two of the frame's side decorations are missing.
Measurements: 8 x 6.5 cm; 12 x 10.5 cm (frame).
The icons cannot be compared to other works of art in the usual sense of the word. They are not paintings, because they do not reproduce motifs from reality; they do not represent, but constitute in themselves another world. And they do so with special means of representation, developed over the centuries. In them, colour plays a significant role, that of a symbolic language that must express not the colour of things, but their luminosity, a light that comes from beyond the physical world. The golden spaces of the icons embody this unearthly light, and the golden background symbolises the space that is "not of this world". In the icons there is no such thing as usual space, just as there are no conventional events. The icon is an open window to a world of another nature, but this window opens only for those who possess a spiritual vision.
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