Masterfully portrait of a young bearded man was executed in the last quarter of 19th century and due to the fully identical style , motive and quality was attributed to the hand of most prominent Russian painter Ilya Repin (1844 - 1930). For comparison of stylistic similarities see additional images of famous portraits by I. Repin.

Literature: artist lexicons by Thieme/Becker (in German), 1999,Leipzig; in Russian: "School of A.G. Venetsianov" by I.Kravchenko, M., 2011; Solovjev V.D. " Russian Artists of 18-20th centuries", 2005; Kondakoff " Jub.Hand book of St.Petersburg Academy 1764-1914".

Provenance: private estate in Praque.

Inscription: unsigned.

Technique: oil on canvas,laid down on cardboard . Original gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w 7 7/8" x h 9 7/8" (20 x 25 cm ); framed w 12" x h 13 5/8" (30,5 x 34,5 cm).

Condition: in very good condition.