Lot 139 - RUSSIAN PENCIL PAINTING SIGNED NICOLAI FECHIN

Nicolai Ivanovich Fechin Russian, American, 1881 to 1955, pencil painting on paper depicting a portrait of a man with glasses. Signed with initials, lower right. Nikolai Ivanovich Fechin is a Russian and American artist, painter, graphic artist, sculptor, carver, representative of impressionism and modernity. Born in Russia in Kazan on the banks of the Volga River, Nicolai Fechin became one of Americas foremost ethnic portrait painters during the early 20th century. One of a kind artwork.