Painting from Riga, who is the author
 

Dear experts help to establish the author's picture graphics charcoal size 44h57 can someone seen something like that here in Riga there are no specialists in Russian zhivopisi.Blagadaryu all who respond.
inscription zoshe in Russian but it is not signed

The work is very high quality, despite some errors in the anatomy ...
In general, this work Proffit high.

Excuse me, why did you decide that this work is related to Russian painting?
In Riga lived (and still lives), many Russian-speaking population.
"Zaevs" (Zaevs), if I read correctly, can be Latvian.

Illustration for "The Golden Fish" Pushkin?

There is a Latvian name?

IMHO, it would Latvians would write in Latvian.

And do you think the author wrote this ? Or maybe just a picture of the owner (or any librarian ) did the Inventory ? <! - ~ 1 ~ ->
As I recall, Pushkin with nothing left an old woman ... But today's " old lady " of course can " at the trough " and leave the old man ... <! - ~ 1 ~ ->

How would something Baltic states 1930s.

would spot it would then create one atributatsiyu in Riga and Latvian authors on it is not like

Pictured is the beginning of a fairy tale.
The old man has not showered net.
Wait to send his old fishing ..
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Well, if it Reindorf?

Judging from the paper end 19 early 20th century