A.K. Rudanovsky

Coypel, Charles-Antoine - Fury of Achilles - 1737. Hermitage.


A.K. Rudanovsky (Arkadiy Konstantinovich Rudanovsky) was an art collector, patron, and one of the largest private dealers of art, antiques, and jewelry in Russia. A.K. Rudanovsky, the son of Konstantin Rudanovsky, opened his first antique boutique in 1905 at 62 Nevskiy Avenue, Central Petrograd (St. Petersburg.)[1] Rudanovsky became a close friend and partner of Agathon Fabergé, the son of the famous Imperial jeweler to the Russian Tsar Karl Faberge. In June 1918 with advice and support from A.K.Rudanovsky, Agathon also opened his antique boutique at 16 Morskaya street, Central Petrograd [2]

Russian revolution 1917

With the onset of the Communist Revolution in 1917, the Russian art and financial community went into panic, and aristocrats flocked to the partners of A.K. Rudanovsky and Fabergé to convert their art and antiques to cash. Rudanovsky and Fabergé rapidly accumulated valuable items to create one of the finest art and antique collections of Russia and Europe. After acquiring it, Rudanovsky donated large portions of this newly acquired art to museums (mainly the Hermitage, but some smaller collections can be found at the Louvre and at the Metropolitan Museum). The remainder was hidden with the aim of protecting it for future generations at Agathon's dacha. The dacha of Fabergé was commonly referred to as "The Small Hermitage."

A.K. Rudanovsky Hermitage Collection

  1. Coypel, Charles-Antoine. Fury of Achilles 1737.[3]
  2. Vogel von Vogelstein, Carl Christian. Portrait of a Lady 1811. [4]

A.K. Rudanovsky Faberge Collection

Narcissus - Faberge St. Petersburg 1908. Cajolong, jade, diamonds, rhinestone, gold. The State Hermitage.

A.K. Rudanovsky Faberge Flowers Collection Hermitage.

Family Foundation

In 2015 the great-great grandson of art collector A.K. Rudanovsky Pavel Rudanovsky and his wife Kara Rudanovsky established Rudanovsky foundation.Philanthropic organization supporting the fine arts and related activities.

References

  1. ↑ "Collection of A. K. Rudanovsky, Petrograd - Hermitage Museum". Arthermitage.org. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  2. ↑ "A.K. Rudanovsky, Agathon Faberge and the Russian Revolution. – Rudanovsky Foundation". Hermitage2017.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  3. ↑ "Art works". Hermitagemuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  4. ↑ "Art works". Hermitagemuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
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