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Study for 'Mother Rus''
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Vasily Sitnikov (1915-1987)
Study for 'Mother Rus''
signed in Cyrillic, inscribed in Russian with title, further inscribed in Russian and dated 'Sitnikov Vasilii Iakovlich/1915/Moscow E-318 Ibragimova street/building 2 fl. 172/Monday 1972-IX-18/In good memory to Evelyn Bausman/16.40 Sunday 1980-VI-1 - I am at Evelyn and Jack Bausman's' (on the reverse).
oil on canvas
24 x 52¾ in. (61 x 134 cm.)
Study for 'Mother Rus''
signed in Cyrillic, inscribed in Russian with title, further inscribed in Russian and dated 'Sitnikov Vasilii Iakovlich/1915/Moscow E-318 Ibragimova street/building 2 fl. 172/Monday 1972-IX-18/In good memory to Evelyn Bausman/16.40 Sunday 1980-VI-1 - I am at Evelyn and Jack Bausman's' (on the reverse).
oil on canvas
24 x 52¾ in. (61 x 134 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the owners in Moscow in 1972.
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