Lot 162: German Evgenevich Dontsov, 1916-2001 , On the New Lands

signed in Cyrillic l.r. and dated 69; further signed, titled and inscribed Riga, Gorkogo 77-1 on reverse oil on canvas

141 by 153.5cm., 51½ by 60½in.

The offered lot will be included in the forthcoming book Historical Painting in Russian Art due to be published by Bely Gorod in 2007

Acquired by the present owner from the son of the artist

The offered lot was exhibited in Riga and also included in the International Exhibition of Artists of the Soviet Union in the 1970s.

German Dontsov studied in Kharkov like Alexander Deineka, and was greatly influenced by the latter's bold, stylised technique. The offered lot depicts university students who would spend their summers in Altai helping to cultivate new lands.