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Exceptional portrait of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, probably circa 1920 - Izmailovich was a Russian and Soviet painter who ran a very fashionable portrait studio in the early 20th century - His clients included high-ranking officials, members of the imperial family, ministers, and other members of high society - He was for a time court painter to Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich - After the revolution, he painted portraits of Lenin, Stalin, Dzerhinsky, and Kirov, as well as those of the workers who were heroes of the Revolution - On the back, in Cyrillic: "Isp V. M. Izmaelovitch" (made by V. M. Izmaelovitch) - Dimensions: 34 x 23.7 cm - The painting had suffered the vicissitudes of history and has been very well restored - Original frame
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