Aleksandr Florenskij Sold at Auction Prices

ALEXANDER FLORENSKY (RUSSIAN B1960), "Derevnya

ALEXANDER FLORENSKY (RUSSIAN B1960), "Derevnya Pavshino na Oredezh" (The Village Pavshino on the Oredezh River), Winter, 1984, oil on canvas, 50 x 65 cm (19 5/8 x 25 5/8 in.), signed, titled, and dated on the verso. Alexander Florensky is one of the main members of the "Mitki" artist's group of Leningrad/St. Petersburg. In this painting, he painted a village on the Oredezh river, which is in the south-western part of the Leningrad Oblast. The village, named Pavshino, became a sort of artist's colony when a group of young artists settled there in the 1950s, and has a special significance for St. Petersburg artists. THIS PAINTING IS BEING SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE.