NOTES: FRANZ ROUBAUD was a talented turn of the century Ukrainian artist. He is known for his detailed paintings of landscapes, mountains, farms, rivers, Arabs, markets, horsemen, Cossacks, sleighs, and flowers. We were able to locate a high auction record for this artist of over $25,000 (see below). This painting is a SOLID INVESTMENT and would be a wonderful addition to any vintage Eastern art collection!

The Cossacks are the heroes of Ukrainian history. In the XV-th century, Ukrainian cities and villages inhabitants seeking to escape from the yoke of serfdom and feudal oppression began to run to the low reaches of the Dnieper and settle there. The fugitives called themselves «Cossacks» that is free people. Nothing but an age-long aspiration for being free made them abandon their dwellings and open up new lands, cultivate them by the sweat of their brow and defend them. The Cossacks fought constantly for their right to exist against Turkish and Tartar conquerors on the one hand and the Polish gentry which had turned Ukraine into a Polish colony on the other. From the very beginning of their existence they presented a willful force which neither Polish nor Turkish sovereigns were able to subjugate. The continuous threat of being attacked made the Cossacks build fortifications and defend their dwellings with arms in hand.

In their secular struggle against their enemies the Cossacks created a distinctive military art. Severe life conditions along with the continuous threat of annihilation made for cultivating such moral and physical qualities as courage, endurance and quick wit. They endured easily hardships of military life, learned to be content with little. The Cossacks were armed with all kinds of cold steel and fire-arms and wielded them with equal perfection. In 1991, after Ukraine regained its independence and the Cossack tradition was revived. Today Cossack communities can be found throughout Ukraine and in other countries too.

1. PAINTING SURFACE: Watercolor/Gouache on Paper

2. PATCHES: NONE

3. TOUCHUP: NONE

4. OVERPAINT: NONE

5. SIGNATURE: YES

6. PERCENTAGE OF ORIGINAL SURFACE: 100% Original

THIS ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR/GOUACHE BY FRANZ ROUBAUD is being sold with a Certified Retail Replacement Value Art Appraisal of $15,500 dollars, so bid with confidence. This fine item is now being offered from this exclusive estate at a special "LOW RESERVE" price for a limited time only!

SOME MAJOR AUCTION SALES OF THIS ARTIST (EXAMPLES AND NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS COMPARABLES):