Lot 266: Bird

Elena Figurina, Ventspils/Lettland 1955 - Bird, Oil/canvas, 130 x 104 cm, on the reverse sign. a. dat. in Russian Figurina Elena 1990 as well as titled. - Latvian-Russian artist. F. enjoyed an education as engineer in St. Petersburg but also worked as sculptor a. painter. She joined the artist's group Letopis, an exhibition of which was shut down for political reasons in 1978. Today her works are in collections all over the world. The artist lives a. works in St. Petersburg.