Bidspirit auction | RUSSIAN AUSTRIAN CONSTANTIN STOILOFF TROIKA

RUSSIAN AUSTRIAN CONSTANTIN STOILOFF TROIKA OIL PAINTING - An oil on canvas winter landscape painting by Russian-Austrian artist Constantin Stoiloff (Adolf Baumgartner-Stoiloff, 1850–1924), titled The Race. The dynamic composition portrays a three-horse team pulling a covered sleigh at full gallop across a snowy terrain under an overcast sky. Signed ”C. Stoiloff jun.” in oil at the lower left. The backing board retains an original Christie's auction label from Sale 1427 on October 27, 2004 (Lot 107), supported by an accompanying Christie's invoice. Housed in a heavily decorated antique frame. equine, equestrian, carriage, sleighride, 19thcentury, realism, speed, movement, snowstorm. Dimensions Frame: 37 x 26 x 2 in. Image: 30 1/2 x 19 in. Condition The canvas is in overall stable condition with minor surface grime and age-appropriate craquelure. The ornate carved and gilded wood frame exhibits noticeable chips, cracking, and loss to the gesso along the outer molding and corners, with minor gray paint touch-ups visible.