Lot 181: * PLASTOV, ARKADY (1893-1972), Study of a Sunset, signed and titled in Cyrillic on the reverse.

* PLASTOV, ARKADY (1893-1972), Study of a Sunset, signed and titled in Cyrillic on the reverse, Oil on canvas, 71 by 51 cm.
Executed c. 1939.

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 also been confirmed by V. Swanson, art historian and author of the book, Soviet Impressionist Painting , Woodbridge, Antique Collectors’ Club, 2008.