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Vasilii Polenov (1844-1927)
Lot 29

Vasilii Polenov (1844-1927)

Portrait of Vasilii Petrovich Shchegolenok

Closed11 June 2008

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GBP 23,750

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Vasilii Polenov (1844-1927)
Portrait of Vasilii Petrovich Shchegolenok
signed in Cyrillic and dated 'V Polenov/79' (lower right); inscribed in Russian 'Shchegolenok' (lower left)
oil on canvas
17¼ x 15 in. (44 x 38 cm.)

Specialist note

Vasilii Petrovich Shchegolenok (1805-1886) was a famous Russian skazitel', or teller of folk-tales. An acquaintance of Leo Tolstoy, Shchegolenok's portrait was also painted by Ilya Repin. A preparatory sketch for the present lot is currently held in the Abramstevo Museum.