Nikolai Fechin ( 1881 - 1955 ) was a Russian painter, known for portrait, figure and genre painting, wood carving. Nikolai Fechin s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices greatly surpassing estimated prices, varying from 101985.07 USD for Portrait of a young girl with an apple in 2009 to a remarkable record 4458575.18 USD for The Little Cowboy in 2010 , based on