Before the Concert

Interior of a room. Full-length image of a man sitting on a chair. The figure is turned ¾ to the left. In his right hand he holds a razor near his neck. He is wearing a white shirt and gray pants. On the left is a round table. On it are a mirror and a glass of water. In the background, on the right, there is a cello, clothes on the back of a chair, and a picture on the wall. On the left is a red dressing table. In the center on the wall is a coat and cap, in the corner of the room is a cello case. In the lower right corner is a signature in dark brown paint: "N. Skadovsky" ("Н. Скадовский"). On the left in red, slightly illegible: "1889. Skadovsky" ("1889. Скадовський").
Condition: Along the left and right edges in the center – small depressions from mechanical damage. Along the bottom edge – scree, in the center – a stain of scree from the paint layer (2.2x1 cm). At the top near the left edge – a scratch (1.2 cm)