Harem bathing scene. Tempera on canvas, signed low right, c.1905. 22x17 inches. Bibliography: “A Time to Gather… Russian Art From Foreign Private collections”, State Russian Museum, Saint-Petersburg, Palace Editions,2008, illustrated on p.20. In original English 19th Century gilded oak pre-Raphaelite frame with cluster-reeding, plain freeze with 18 punched medallions set in, and cluster-reeded top edge by William Morris (1834-1896)- label on the back. {provenance for the frame: Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 03.07.2007, lot 96, 2200GBP}.
