Russian, 20th Century

A Young Lady in Summer, 1962

Oil on canvas. Signed in pencil on verso stretcher. With official Government artist’s label from the Soviet Union affixed to verso.

26.5" x 32". Frame size 34" x 40".

This artist was one of the approx. fifty artists featured in the first auction of Soviet Art conducted in the United States. The event was held at New York City’s prestigious Park Avenue Armory on October 22, 1988. The event was widely hailed as a "cultural breakthrough" during the Cold War. Other artists featured in the event included Kasimir Malevich, David Burliuk, Vladimir Lebedev and Natalia Gontcharova.

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