Georges VILLA (Montmédy 1883 – Paris 1965) - Lot 61

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Georges VILLA (Montmédy 1883 – Paris 1965) - Lot 61
Georges VILLA (Montmédy 1883 – Paris 1965) Drills at Peterhof – The Mounted Guards Oil on cardboard Signed, dated, and titled "Georges Villa 1907 Maneuvers at Peterhof - The Mounted Guards" lower left H_45 cm W_53 cm Painted in 1907 Provenance: Private collection, Metz A renowned portraitist, Georges Villa befriended the Russian military attaché in Paris, Lieutenant Colonel Osnobichine, who invited him to Nice, where he painted numerous portraits of Russian princes and officers. In 1905, he was invited to Russia by Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, the tsar’s uncle and a great art lover. Georges Villa (Montmédy, 1883 — Paris, 1965) Manoeuvres at Peterhof. Mounted Guards Cardboard, oil. Signed, dated, and titled: “Georges Villa 1907 Manoeuvres à Peterhof - Les Gardes à cheval” lower left. Height 45 cm; width 53 cm. Painted in 1907. Provenance: — Private collection, Metz. A renowned portraitist, Georges Villa befriended the Russian military attaché in Paris, Lieutenant Colonel Osnobishin, who invited the artist to Nice, where he painted numerous portraits of Russian princes and officers. In 1905, at the invitation of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, the emperor’s uncle and a great connoisseur of art, the artist visited Russia.
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