*POLENOV, VASILY (1844-1927) Study of Christ signed and dated 1886 Oil on canvas, laid on board, 38.5 by 31 cm. This lot is a study for the monumental painting Christ and the Sinner, 1894, presently in the collection of the State Russian Museum. Provenance: Private collection, USA. Authenticity has been confirmed by Vladimir Petrov. Exhibited: Exhibition Hall of the Union of Soviet Artists, USSR, No. 119 (label on the reverse). Russian Art of the Second Half of the XIX Century and the Beginning of the XX Century, Central House of the Artists of the USSR, Moscow, 1951-1952 (label on the reverse).