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Nicolai Ivanovich Fechin (Russian/New Mexico, 1881-1955) "Head of a Poet - The Artist's Best Friend" charcoal with white highlights on brown paper laid down on board signed "N. Fechin" lower right, an "Owings-Dewey Fine Art, Santa Fe, N.M." label with artist and title, and handwritten note with title and provenance en verso. Matted, glazed and framed. sight 15-1/2" x 12", framed 24-1/2" x 20" Provenance: Estate of the artist, ca. 1956, acquired from the artist's widow, Alexandra, Santa Monica, California; Maria Poskanzer, prior to 1982; Estate of Ernest Shapiro, Doyle Auction House, May 22, 2007, lot 1055; Owings-Dewey Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Estate of Nancy R. Morrison, Houston, Texas.