4 June 2014
Grandfather's Nameday, signed and dated 1903.
Oil on canvas, 82 by 53 cm.
25,000-50,000 GBP
Exhibited: Universal Exposition, St Louis, 30 April–1 December 1904 (label on the reverse).
Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Official Catalogue of Exhibits. Universal Exposition, Saint Louis, 1904, St Louis, The Official Catalogue Company, p. 285, No. 282.
Niva, St Petersburg, No. 36, 1906, illustrated on the cover.
Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert V. Petrov.
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