Something fancies dear ...
 

Recently bought a cheap and practical for this study 's eyes .

It seemed that the Russian. Or at least, is written somewhere in Finland and Karelia.

Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the plaque on which was written sketch, of mahogany - a cover of old cigars El Meteoro. On the back was some kind of inscription in pencil, mostly scraped . There remained some figures and words - like "guld". The frame of the time, falling apart in your hands.

Paint is imposed without a primer or with minimal , as is visible texture of a tree. All indications are that this is the end of the 19th early 20th century.

The monogram is a small and indistinct that I could not tell.
We have in our good people " play " with photoshop - twist monogram in different angles and colors ...
Who can help ?

Friends! Maybe someone encountered a similar job? Or signature ?

Oil on wood, see 11h22

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Well purely Pokhitonov Ivan Pavlovich
(Just kidding!)

[QUOTE="Toinen; 1673733"]Well, purely Pokhitonov Ivan Pavlovich
(Just kidding!)[/​​QUOTE]


Yeah.
You may joke that this is purely Isaac Ilyich Levitan.
:)>



And the numbers on the back, I think, "304/210 (or 240)."
And two - just the old regime of writing.

There are such an unusual base, he saw a couple of times at auctions.

But the wonderful foundation that I've seen - a skin drum.
Himself a drum ( with bells !) , You can see the round prevernuv landscape .
 :)>

My surprise was not due to the fact that the essay was written on the lid of a cigar box, namely the fact that on this basis, often wrote his Etudes Levitan, and therefore, could adopt this mode and other Russian artists of his circle. That's why I put up for discussion and study I hope that someone will recognize members of the forum of a story , or initials .

as a basis for painting Levitan used canvas, wood, cardboard, paper . Canvas undertook various densities, mostly small-and medium- . Sometimes, especially in recent years , coarse-grained . The favorite .... the basis for small studies have been Levitan card paper ( the paper type for postcards ), gelatin- sized , has a bright ocher tone . Less often used the artist small plates (lids from cigar boxes) with the golden surface of the glued of the tree.

" features techniques of painting Levitan ."
G. Carlsen , O. Kochikov , M. VIKTURINA

But interestingly, in the modern wooden boxes cover too?

And what size?

Hint understood. Do you think that is a modern piece of wood ? Such a thought was I did.
However, these cigars are not currently prozvodyatsya .
I found them in a variety of inventories of cigars is now a reference not find it in other computer .
And there are a variety of boxes and most razynh dimensions - wood , metal , cardboard ... I sat there for two days in the internet, studying cigar box.
Here is a good site museum of cigar boxes:
Then a crazy range .
http://www.nationalcigarmuseum.com/Site/NCM_HOME.html

"God forbid!"

I have the same passion for the small bases for oil.

I do linen on cardboard and make out the natural, solid wood drawers-and-then-pozhalsta all ready-cursed and write!

(Incidentally, the adhesive 4%. Food gelatin)