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Charge of the Cossacks

Charge of the Cossacks

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Mikhail Ivanovich Avilov

Artist
Mikhail Ivanovich Avilov
(Russian, 1882 – 1954)
Title
Charge of the Cossacks
Date
early 20th century
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
40 1/4 x 65 3/4 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Joseph E. Davies
Accession No.
37.2.72
Classification
Paintings
Geography
Russia

Related

1937, purchased in U.S.S.R. [now Russia] by Joseph E. Davies [ambassador to U.S.S.R.] (Washington, DC); 1937, gifted to University of Wisconsin – Madison; 1967, transferred to Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Bowlt, John E. "Soviet Paintings in the Joseph E. Davies Collection." Elvehjem Museum of Art Bulletin, 1976-1977. Elvehjem Museum of Art (1977): 34-42.
  • Alumni Association of the University of Wisconsin of the City of New York. "The Joseph E. Davies Collection of Russian Paintings and Icons Presented to The University of Wisconsin." New York: Alumni Association of the University of Wisconsin of the City of New York, 1938. pp. 48, 50-51, no. 76; pl. 76

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