SAMOKISH, NIKOLAY (1860-1944) Racing Troika - signed, also further signed and dated 1918 on the reverse Oil on canvas, 114.5 by 196.5 cm. Authenticity has been confirmed by Vladimir Petrov. Literature: A. Shestimirov. Forgotten Names. Russian Art of the XIX Century. Belyi Gorod, Moscow, 2008, plate 1, illustrated.