Korovin Yalta

Konstantin Alexeievich Korovin (1861-1939)

The Port at Yalta signed, inscribed with title and dated 1909, oil on canvas laid down on board

45 by 71cm.

Provenance:

Bought by Mr. Erik Edenberg in Moscow between 1907 and 1910

This painting shows the influence of Serov, a great friend, with whom Korovin had travelled to the north of Russia in 1894. For a discussion of this voyage, and the mutual influence of the two painters upon one another, see I. Grabar, Valentin Serov, Moscow 1915, pp.122-126.