Pyotr Konchalovsky (Russian, 1876-1956) oil on canvas portrait painting of a bearded old man titled Le vieil homme a la barbe. Signed on the back by the artist. Ryazan, dated 1931. Framed. Provenance: Art Russe, December 11, 2015, Lot 361. Pyotr Petrovich Konchalovsky was a Russian painter, a member of the Jack of Diamonds group. From 1909, he exhibited frequently, participating in the Golden Fleece, Fraternity, Mir Iskusstva, and New Society of Artists. He was a founding member of the society Jack of Diamonds in 1909. Beginning in 1918 he taught art. In 1922, he had his first solo exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery. During that period, he mostly drew still lifes and landscapes. His paintings – as of all other Jacks of Diamond – were strongly influenced by Paul Cezanne. Later he started to paint portraits (often Ceremonial Portraits) that were considered as the examples of Socialist Realism style. Konchalovsky was a very prolific painter and is known to have created more than five thousand works. Possible provenance: from this exhibition catalog, #2 (see photos). The catalog is not included.