IVAN SHISHKIN (1832–1898) Two studies of cows

pencil on paper, two drawings laid down on a paper mount inscribed with inventory numbers in pencil (on the mount) 8.7 × 12 cm and 7.5 × 13.5 cm PROVENANCE: Descendants of the Lagoda-Shishkina family, by descent. Private collection. Valentina Antonovna Lagoda-Shishkina, younger sister of Olga Antonovna Lagoda-Shishkina, Ivan Shishkin’s second wife, became a member of the artist’s household following Olga’s death in 1881. She remained closely associated with the family until Shishkin’s death in 1898 and subsequently played an important role in preserving and cataloguing his artistic legacy.