A lot of three oil on board sketches by Ivan Pavlovich Pokhitonov, Russian, 1850 to 1923. All three sketches are probably representing Krotkiy, the artist's dog. Inscribed verso: St. Petersburg, 1915. The catalog is not available, it is just for reference. One of a kind of artwork. Housed in a wooden frame. Note: van Pokhitonov was a self-taught artist who became an active member of the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts and a member of the Society of Traveling Art Exhibitions or Peredvizhniki. He spent most of his life in France and Belgium and was greatly respected by art lovers as an unrivaled master of miniature painting and a favorite of the famous collector, Pavel Tretyakov, from 1832 to 1898. Antique Russian Fine Art For Collectors, Animal Paintings For Wall Decor.