"Portrait of a Man" artist AD Kivshenko
 

"Portrait of a Man" oil on canvas. 28,5 x22, 5 (in the frame 47h41)

artist Kivshenko Alex Danilovich 22/03/1851 - 14/10/1895
He entered the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in 1867 when he was in it won several silver medals in 1876 received a gold medal.

Expert opinion timing.
The picture in its original frame - Schild with the artist's name.
Behind the frame partially preserved paper "labels":

Shop and studio
(Frames)
Otto Pettsel
Troitskaya str. e. № 13
St. Petersburg

JWP.:
Troitskaya str. (Today Rubinstein) house number 13 ... At various times in this house were: ... Petersburg meeting of artists (1870) ...

There are statistics of auction sales of works of the artist:
Auction house Christies, London;
Auction house Sotheby's, London;
Auction house Uppsala Auction, Uppsala (SE);
Auction house Sovcom, Moscow

More information on request through HP

Tob. ksp, then I can not believe that this is the second half of the 19 century ...

... Expert opinion timing.

A "live", not even professionals do not cause problems ...

Igor Guriev, and that's worrying you?

Rather, the fourth quarter of 19 century.

....... And what can be a amateur Questions?!

, see above

PROFESSIONAL|Dictionary Ozhegova. ,-A, m. man to-ry (as opposed to an amateur) deals with what Mr.. case as a specialist, which owns a profession ...
in our case - professionals - people who conducted a study of work available for sale.

Well, for example, the manner of writing his beard, a complete absence of tonal elaboration, that it is impossible to have Kivshenko.

Look at how many colors made the lower part of his beard.

So do not write then.

This coloring and drawing seem to be made "in a lively, clear, direct oil, even smear.

In Kivshenko still somehow land used to linearly improved.

I did not insist on anything, but I doubt that this is the second half of the 19 century.

A merchant from the Old Believers.

I respect, including and your personal opinion, but I want to point out that we should consider himself a serious professional, so that the small photos to make such a conclusion and to question the research professionals who are confirmed not only the authorship, but also during the creation ...

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