Pavel Antonovich Rizzoni, or Paolo Rizzoni, Russian, 1823 to 1913, double sided gouche paintings on paper depicting family scenes. The first depicts an outdoor family scene, signed lower right. The second depicts an interior scene with two girls, inscribed, August 11, lower right. Pavel Antonovich Rizzoni, or Paolo Rizzoni was a Russian genre painter and graphic artist of Italian ancestry. He received his first lessons from a local artist, then audited classes at the Imperial Academy of Arts from 1839 to 1847. Initially, he studied historical painting with Alexey Tarasovich Markov then, from 1843, battle painting with Alexander Sauerweid. In the end, he decided to become a genre artist. During his time there, he was awarded several silver and gold medals. The Academy presented him with a stipend for a study trip. He visited Germany, Holland and Belgium, but was forced to cut his trip short due the Revolutions of 1848. In 1850, he received another stipend and, together with the artist Yegor Meyer, travelled through Bessarabia, Byelorussia and the Caucasus. Upon their return, he presented some paintings that earned him the title of Academician. One of a kind artwork.

Dimensions: 9 x 10 1/4 in. All measurements are approximate.