ARTIST: Ivan Akimovich Sushchenko (Russian, born 1930)
NAME: Steamship
YEAR: 2001
MEDIUM: acrylic on board
CONDITION: Excellent. No visible inpaint under UV light.
SIGHT SIZE: 9 x 14 inches / 22 x 35 cm
BOARD SIZE: 12 x 16 inches / 30 x 40 cm
SIGNATURE: lower right
NOTE: This is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 1c Pan-American Invert: City of Alpena Steamship stamp issued March 29, 2001.
PROVENANCE: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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BIOGRAPHY:
Soviet graphic artist, painter, illustrator, poster artist. Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR.Lived in Moscow, worked as an illustrator. He was the author of a number of Soviet filmstrips for children ("Afrabinsky", "15 in the morning - 15 in the evening", "Do you know?"). He made graphic portraits of Fidel Castro, workers; as well as watercolor drawings of Soviet commanders and pioneer heroes. Ivan Sushchenko is often called a lyrical artist: indeed, most often children are depicted on his canvases. A striking example of this is the series of postcards "Children of the World" (1968).Collaborated with the Plakat publishing house; together with V. Dobrovolskiy executed the poster “1922-1972. Long live the USSR! "(1972)," Guard of the Working Class "(1982).