Lot 46: * NECHITAILO, VASILY (1915-1980) Poplar Alley

* NECHITAILO, VASILY (1915-1980) Poplar Alley, signed, further titled in Cyrillic and dated 1975 on the reverse. Oil on card, laid on cardboard, 101 by 79.5 cm (cardboard size).
Provenance: Acquired directly from Maria Savchenkova, the artist’s widow by the present owner in Moscow, 1998.
Important private collection, USA.

Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by V. Swanson, art historian and author of the book Soviet Impressionist Painting , Woodbridge, Antique Collectors’ Club, 2008.