Lot 161: * GRITSAI, ALEXEI (1914-1998), After the Rain, signed and dated 1978, also further signed, titled in Cyrillic and dated 1978 on the reverse.

* GRITSAI, ALEXEI (1914-1998), After the Rain, signed and dated 1978, also further signed, titled in Cyrillic and dated 1978 on the reverse, Oil on canvas, laid on cardboard, 49.5 by 65.5 cm.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in Moscow in the 1990s.
Important private collection, USA.

Authenticity certificate from Alla Gritsai, the artist’s daughter-in-law.