Lot 96: *STOZHAROV, VLADIMIR - (1926-1973) Windy Day, Astrakhan

*STOZHAROV, VLADIMIR
(1926-1973)
Windy Day, Astrakhan.
Oil on cardboard, 30 by 41 cm.
Executed in 1950.

Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist's family by the present owner in Moscow, c. 2000.
Private collection, USA.

Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by Vladimir Stozharov, the artist's grandson.
Authenticity has also been confirmed by V. Swanson, art historian and author of the book Soviet Impressionist Painting, Woodbridge, Antique Collectors' Club, 2008.

Literature: N. Komova, N. Mazurenko, Vladimir Fedorovich Stozharov 1926-1973. Zhivopis'. Risunok, Moscow, Sovetskii khudozhnik, 1977, p. 63, listed.