oil on canvas
131.5 x 85.7 cm (51 3/4 x 33 3/4 in.)
signed lower left


EXHIBITED:
Mu?nchener Jahres-Ausstellung im Kgl. Glaspalaste zu M?nchen, 190[4?] (Annual Art Exhibition in Royal Crystal palace in Munich) [Exhibition label on verso].
LOT NOTES:
Wilhelm (Vasily) Kotarbinsky, who is primarily known for his mythological and biblical themes and mystical, fantasy artworks full of symbolism, was trained in Warsaw Art School and at the Academy of St. Luke in Rome. He moved to Kiev in 1887, where he worked alongside of V. Vasnetsov decorating St. Vladimir Cathedral. His work in the Cathedral propelled him to wide-spread recognition as one of the most prominent artist of Russian Empire and earned him an Order of Saint Stanislaus of 2nd class. In 1905 Kotarbinsky was given an honorary academic title by the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg.