Vasilii Dmitrievich Polenov (Russian, 1844-1927)
'He is guilty of death', 1906
signed in Cyrillic and dated '6' for 1906 (lower right), stretcher inscribed with Cyrillic monogram 'VP' (four times), title, various numbers, with exhibition label inscribed in Cyrillic by Maria Vasilievna Polenova 'V.D.Polenov/Povinen smerti/Matvei XXVI 66/ N 8', additional label inscribed in English 'N 531/ He is guilty of death/by Vasili Polenov'
oil on canvas
113 x 220cm (44 1/2 x 86 5/8in).