27 November 2013
Ponomarevo. Barns, titled in Cyrillic and dated "20.10.58.".
Oil on cardboard, 31.5 by 101 cm.
25,000–30,000 GBP
Provenance: With the Salon of the Art Fund of the USSR, Moscow (label on the reverse).
Acquired from the family of the artist by the present owner.
Important private collection, USA.
Authenticity certificate from Vladimir Stozharov, the artist’s grandson.
Authenticity certificate from the Fund for the Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of the artist Vladimir Stozharov.
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.
Literature: N. Komova, N. Mazurenko, Vladimir Fyodorovich Stozharov. Zhivopis’. Risunok, Moscow, Sovetskii khudozhnik, 1977, p. 77, listed.
Exhibited: Soviet Art in Conflict: The Artist as an Agent of Social Change, Springville Museum of Art, Utah, September 2007–February 2008.
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Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
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