Vladimir Ovchinnikov (1941-2015)
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Vladimir Ovchinnikov (1941-2015)

Shuvalovo station

Details
Vladimir Ovchinnikov (1941-2015)
Shuvalovo station
signed in Cyrillic and dated 'V. Ovchinnikov 77' (lower left)
oil on canvas laid down on panel
35 ¼ x 43 ¼ in. (89.6 x 100.9 cm.)
Painted in 1977
Provenance
Collection of Alexander Glezer (1934-2016).
Collection of Roman Tabakman, New York.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 17 April 2007, lot 527.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Vladimir Ovchinnikov: One-man show, New Jersey, 1986, illustrated on cover.
Exhibited
New Jersey, Museum of Russian Contemporary Art in Exile, Vladimir Ovchinnikov: One-man show, 1-30 June 1986.

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Lot Essay

Ovchinnikov's diary entries reveal that he painted the work from 29 November to 14 December 1977, expressing his joy at its completion with the exclamation "Praise be to you, Lord!" (Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Diary of an artist, St Petersburg, 2017, p. 92).

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