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Ivan Khrutsky

Ivan Fomich Khrutsky (Russian: Иван Фомич Хруцкий; Polish: Jan Chrucki; Belarusian: Іван Хруцкі; 1810-1885) was a Russian-Polish painter known by his still lifes and portraits.

He was born Ivan Fomich Khrutsky into a family descended from Polish gentry in the village of Ula, Vitebsk Gubernia (currently Belarus). In 1827, Khrutsky came to St. Petersburg and in 1830 entered the Imperial Academy of Arts.

His first known works are dated 1832. The paintings gradually gathered public and critical acclaim. Khrutsky also worked as an interior designer, and became a popular amongst the wealthy home owners. In 1836, Khrutsky was awarded the Major Silver medal of the Academy for his still-lifes. Khrutsky also executed nice genre pictures and portraits. Old Woman Knitting a Sock, brought him the Minor Gold medal of the Academy. In 1839 he was awarded the title of the Academician.

After his father’s death in 1840 Khrutsky left St. Petersburg forever and settled in the family estate Zakharenichi (Zacharniczy), Polotsk region. This period was one of commissioned religious art, mostly from Lithuania. Besides religious paintings he also worked on portraits, such as I.I. Glazunov's, Joseph Semashko's, Mikolaj Malinowski's and others. He died in 1885.

Rectangle 40.00 x 28.00 mm

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Obverse: 
in the centre – a fragment of Belarussian painter's painting Ivan Khrutsky "Portrait of nameless" on the bottom left – the relief of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus and inscriptions around it: "РЭСПУБЛIКА–БЕЛАРУСЬ" (REPUBLIC OF BELARUS), beneath: year of issue, on the left – corporate (commercial) mark of Mint of Poland, on the right – fine silver alloy standard, on the bottom right – face value: "20 РУБЛЁЎ" (TWENTY ROUBLES).
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on the left – a relief image of a self–portrait of Ivan Khrutsky, beneath – the inscription "I.Хруцкій" (I.Khrutsky) and years of painter's life 1810–1885; on the right – a fragment of painter's painting "Кветкі і садавіна" (Flowers and fruits), beneath – the image of palette and brushes.
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BY165CM1
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€75
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4000
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0.925
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28.28g
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