Lot 36: * PLASTOV, ARKADY (1893-1972) Tosya Gusenkova

* PLASTOV, ARKADY (1893-1972) Tosya Gusenkova , stamped with the initials of the artist, also further signed, titled in Cyrillic, and dated "60 e gg. seredina" on the reverse. Oil on cardboard, 69.5 by 49.5 cm.
Executed in the 1960s.

Provenance: Collection of Nikolai Plastov, the artist's grandson (stamp on the reverse).
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner.
Important private collection, USA.

Authenticity certificate from Nikolai Plastov, the artist's grandson.
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.

Exhibited: Soviet Art in Conflict: The Artist as an Agent of Social Change, Springville Museum of Art, Utah, September 2007-February 2008.