Portrait of Leo Tolstoy

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Сообщение от redbor

Maybe he Repin and made

It is doubtful that ... Mate that yes, signed, but mostly on the plate. And here - on the plate no signature, it is (or rather, was) lower than a pencil. And it is not simply unreadable, and artificially wiped, which can be seen under magnification. Why and by whom was this done? Repin himself would not do this, probably just destroyed a list if I were them displeased. A signature Repin no one else would wipe up unreadable. Conclusion - not Mate and Repin. Why reinstall? And to all thought: "What if Repin?" And obviously wiped amateurishly. Do not think that the damage a work of art that even the shrewdest meaningless: it does not increase, and lowers its price. But who the author really? Riddle. It is necessary to search the web for the second copy of this print - with the signature.