Olga Deineko, Russian Soviet, 1897 to 1970, mixed media, watercolor and pencil, painting on paper, depicting a Military Female Portrait, 1934. Signed and dated lower right. Additionally signed, dated and inscribed on verso. Olga Deineko was a well known Ukrainian and Russian Soviet avant garde painter and graphic artist, poster and book designer. Olga Deineko was born in Ukraine and studied at VKhUTEMAS under Ilya Mashkov. She worked as a graphic artist and designer, and was a member of Society of Revolutionary Poster Designers. The wife of Nikolai Troshin, she was also well known as children's book illustrator in the late 1920s and early 1930s. One of a kind artwork.

Dimensions: Paper 21 1/4 x 15 1/6 in. All measurements are approximate.