Lot 23: Alexander Baturin

Russian, 1914-2003
DIAGONAL
Signed, titled, dated 2003 and inscribed on the reverse
Oil on canvas
31 1/2 x 23 9/16 inches (80 x 59.5 cm.)
Provenance:
Guild of Masters Gallery, St. Petersburg
Alexander Baturin, born in Helsinki in 1914, went to Leningrad to study, where he met Vladimir Vassilievich Sterligov, a disciple of Malevich. Baturin became one of the most influential members of the Sterligov group, concentrating on the dynamism of plastic form.

generally good condition; not relined