RUSSIAN INK PAINTING SCENE BY BORIS SVESHNIKOV
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Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov (Russian, 1927-1998) ink painting on paper, The Miracle, 1974. Signed with monogram and dated lower right. Framed. Inscribed, to Misha from Sasha friendly, by Alexander Gleser, and attached paper label showing detailed information about the artwork on the back. Provenance: from the collection of Alexander Gleser. Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov, a Russian painter, graphic artist, book illustrator. Refers to unofficial Soviet art. In 1946 he was repressed for anti-Soviet propaganda. Rehabilitated in 1956. Belongs to the generation of the sixties. He worked for Goslitizdat, created illustrations for books by Goethe, E. T. A. Hoffmann, H. K. Andersen, the brothers Grimm, M. Maeterlinck, K. G. Paustovsky, J. Soderberg, T. Moore, J. Vrchlitsky and others writers. One of the largest and most authoritative representatives of the unofficial art of the 1950-1980s. One of a kind artwork.
Dimensions: Framed 14 3/4" x 12 1/2" in. All measurements are approximate
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