Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky (b. Moscow 1846, d. St. Petersburg 1920)
“En reprimande”. A reprimand. Signed and dated V. Makovsky 1883–1919 (in Cyrillic). Oil on canvas. 40×31 cm.
The present painting is the artist's variant from 1919 of his work with the same title from 1883. That one is owned by Ivanovo Regional Art Museum in Ivanono, north-east of Moscow.
Provenance: Sverre Diesen (1880–1975). He was CEO at Kværner Brug and in that connection made business trips to Russia. In the years around the Russian revolution of 1917, he here acquired Russian art and antiques, including the present painting. Kværner Brug/Bruk was a Norwegian engineering and construction services company, leading in industrial and marine technology, energy production equipment and iron foundry.
Condition report available on request.
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