Vladimir Makovsky (Russian, 1846-1920) Portrait of a revolutionary, Alexander Soloviev, 1879 Oil on canvas laid on board 13-3/4 x 10-3/4 inches (34.9 x 27.3 cm) Signed in Cyrillic and dated center right: Vladimir Makovsky / 1879 PROVENANCE: Collection of E.V. Smirnov, Leningrad (label verso); Sale: Alfa Art, Moscow, January 25, 1992, lot 5; Private collection, Japan; Private collection, acquired from the above; Sale: Shapiro Auctions, New York, November 3, 2019, lot 506; Private collection, Lewisville, Texas, acquired from the above. EXHIBITED: Scientific-Research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts, Leningrad, "Exhibition of paintings by Russian masters of the second half of the 19th century. From the private collections of Leningrad," March-May, 1951. LITERATURE: L. F. Galich and T. A. Petrova, Exhibition of paintings by Russian masters of the second half of the 19th century. From the private collections of Leningrad, Scientific-Research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts, Leningrad, 1951, p. 10; Leningradskaya Pravda, March 24, 1951, no. 70, p. 3; Vecherny Leningrad, March 26, 1951, no. 70, p. 3. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved