28 November 2008
Tallinn signed and dated 1893
Oil on canvas, 103.5 by 170 cm.
70,000-90,000
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner.
Thence by descent.
Acquired by the present owner from the latter in the 1970's.
Private collection, USA.
Authenticity has been confirmed by Vladimir Petrov.
Related literature: For similar works see G. Romanov and A. Muratov, Artists of the Russian Salon (1850-1917), Zolotoi Vek, St Petersburg, 2004, p. 289
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