Bidspirit auction | Malyavin, F.A. Portrait of Nikolai

Malyavin, F.A. Portrait of Nikolai Petrovich Fedorov. - 1926. Paper, colored pencils. - 35x25 cm. - Description: Author's signature in lower side. Framed, under glass. Information: Philip Andreevich Malyavin (1869-1940) was an artist and painter. He entered the painting department of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts as a volunteer and studied under Ilya Repin. Member of the associations ”Mir iskusstva” (World of Art) and ”Union of Russian Artists”. The author of Leniniana. Malyavin's artistic heritage is represented in the collections of the State Tretyakov Gallery, the State Museum of Fine Arts, the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, and museums in Europe. Nikolai Petrovich Fedorov (1871-1947) was a lawyer and a Freemason. He worked as a prosecutor and chairman of the court. After 1917 he emigrated to France. Member of the Hermes Lodge, its treasurer (1926-1939). Member of the Council of the Association of Russian Lodges (1934-1936), member of the Revision Commission (1934). Member of the lodge Jupiter has been the founder of the lodge since its foundation (1928-1930). Defects: Condition report by request.