A pair of lovely Russian folk genre scenes in a tavern w as executed ca, in 1880s by good listed Belgian genre , portrait and still life painter Menso Kamerlingh Onnes (Bruessels 1860 - 1925 Leiden). Pupil of A.Le Comte , brother in law of painter F.H. Verster. Pyaintings by Onnes situated the City Mueum and Rijksmuseum , both Amsterdam and City Museum of Leiden.

Literature: Thieme/Becker "Allgemeines künstlerlexikon", Leipzig, 1999.

Inscription: both signed.

Technique: both oil on wood panel. Luxuriousy original period gold-plated frames.

Measurements: each unframed w 6 2/3" x h 9 " (17 x 23 cm), framed w 11 " x h 13 1/3 " (28 x 34 cm)

Condition: in very good condition.