PORTRAIT OF A MAN.
Sign. 1872. sp. Oil on board, 86x71,5 cm.
From the estate of a Finnish collector.
The sitter is presumably Petr Aleksandrovich Valuev (1814-1890) who in 1872 was awarded a position of Minister of State-owned Property.
We would like to thank Dr. Elena Nesterova for all the information concerning this painting.