
BRENTA DOLOMITES, Serge Agababian Sedrac, Russia-Georgia, 1st half of 20th century
Signature: S. Sedrac
Sergiej Agababian Sedrak (1878-1974) - Russian artist of Armenian origin. He studied at the art school in Moscow and at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg. In 1926, he emigrated to France with his wife as an opera singer. Being close to the Montparnasse environment, he specialized in landscape painting. He regularly presented his works at the Salon des Indépendants. His individual exhibitions resulted in numerous sales of works among private collectors and French galleries, including the Musée d'Orsay.
1st half of the 20th century
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions with frame: 65cm x 60cm
Dimensions without frame: 47cm x 41cm
Condition: good; minor paint loss visible.
Winter landscape showing the Dolomite ranges. Immersed in snow, they surround a wide pond with a rippled surface of water.
Massive firs with slender crests lead to its shores. They form a screen wedge connecting both compositional plans.