^Lot 702 Ivan Turgenev

Highly influential Russian author (1818-1883) whose 1862 novel Fathers and Sons remains one of the pillars of nineteenth-century literature. Rare original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite three-quarter length profile portrait of Turgenev with one hand in his pocket, signed in the lower border in black ink. Photo is affixed to a slightly larger mount, which is in turn affixed to a 7 x 8.5 piece of beige cardstock. In fine condition, with lightly trimmed edges and a bit of trivial soiling to bottom border. Turgenev is quite uncommon in all forms, most notably in signed photographs