![Alexei Danilovich Kivshenko - In A Church [1881]](http://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7713/17764136325_5134cda3b0_o.jpg)
In 1880 Kivshenko (1851 - 1895) left Russia and spent the following four years in Germany and France. The paintings from this period would earn him the title of Academician upon his return in 1884. The present work dates from this sojourn in Europe, and according to Bulgakov (1890) was bought by an English collector.
[Sotheby’s, London - Oil on canvas, 65 x 41 cm]