The 2007 sotheby's pre-auction catalogue states that this is presumably a portrait of mayakovsky, whom i. Repin was introduced to by chukovsky in 1915. Repin really wanted to paint his portrait, but changed his mind after mayakovsky shaved his head. It is possible that this is a collective portrait of the "futurist poet". It is painted on linoleum with oil, which i. R. Sometimes practiced after the revolution, when there was not enough material. The peeling paint all over the painting suggests that the painting was done with his left hand during the period when i. R. Began to lose the functions of his right hand. The signature in russian is in the lower right corner and the date 1916. Date: 1916. Dimensions: height: 91 cm (35.8 in); width: 62.5 cm (24.6 in). Medium: oil on linoleum. Collection: Константиновский дворец. Poet (futurist) by Repin
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