Arab Merchant
1930
Aleksandr Yakovlev
Russian, 1887-1938
European Art
These two paintings by Aleksandr Yakovlev show the artist’s key role in ushering in a new classicism in post- Revolutionary Russian art. Yakovlev trained at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts but traveled at a young age to Italy and Spain, where he applied the light and modeling of the Old Masters to modern subjects. Unable to return to Russia after the outbreak of the October Revolution, Yakovlev settled in Paris but continued to travel across the globe, immersing himself in world cultures. Arab Merchant was painted in Tunisia.
- Maker/Artist
- Yakovlev, Aleksandr
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Locations
- Place made: Europe
- Dimensions
- 19 1/8 x 12 13/16in. (48.6 x 32.5cm) Frame: 23 1/4 x 17 in. (59.1 x 43.2 cm)
- Departments
- European Art
- Accession Number
- 30.1150
- Credit Line
- Frederick Loeser Fund
- Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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