A painted porcelain Plaque

BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS II, ST. PETERSBURG, 1901

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A painted porcelain Plaque
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, period of Nicholas II, St. Petersburg, 1901
Rectangular, painted with 'Christ and the Sinner (Who is without Sin?)' after Polenov, inscribed in Russian 'Polenov The fallen Woman' (lower left) and signed and dated 'L Tisch. 1901' (lower right), apparently unmarked
15 7/8 x 28in. (40.3 x 71cm.)

Lot Essay

The subject of this plaque was sketched by Vasilii Dmitrievich Polenov (1844-1927) in numerous variants between 1876 and 1885, when the final version in oil was painted. This now hangs in the Polenov Musuem, and another version dated 1888 is in the Russian Museum of St. Petersburg.

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