Lot 2407/​25

Olga Alexandrovna (b. Peterhof Palace 1882, d. Toronto 1960, Grand Duchess of Russia): Colourful flowers in the windowsill at her Danish residence Knudsminde in Ballerup. Signed Olga. Oil on canvas. 32×47

Provenance: “The Danish seller’s stepmother’s parents, Arne Hammer and his Russian-born wife, Tatiana Konstantinova Hammer, née Martinson. Arne Hammer worked for the Great Northern Telegraph Company and travelled often to Russia in the 1920s. In Irkutsk, he met Tatiana, whom he married and moved to Denmark. Tatiana Hammer belonged to the Russian circles in Copenhagen and received the painting directly from Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrova”.

Lot 2407/​73

Olga Alexandrovna (b. Peterhof Palace 1882, d. Toronto 1960, Grand Duchess of Russia): A Rhododendron bush in the garden of Hvidøre Castle. Signed and dated Olga Hvidøre 1926. Watercolour on paper. Visible size c 16×23 cm.

On the back of the recent frame, mounted with the previous back on which a postcard with the following text (in Danish) is mounted “ March 30th 1926. Dear General, I hereby send your ”Pearl” a small watercolour from the garden of Hvidøre. It was so moving how she purchased three lottery tickets. I wish you a happy easter, Dear General. Your devoted Olga.”

 Go to auction: https://bruun-rasmussen.dk/m/auctions/100776565