Mixed media on paper. Featuring a portrait of a man. Signed M. Larionov and inscribed 915 beside signature on the lower right edge. Attributed to Mikhail Larionov (1881-1964, Russian). 36 x 26.5 cm (14.25 x 10.5 inches). PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate

Mikhail Fyodorovich Larionov (1881-1964) was an avant-garde Russian painter. Larionov was also the lifelong partner of fellow Russian avant-garde artist Natalia Goncharova.

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