Lot 136: POPKOV, VIKTOR (1932-1974) A Couple , signed and d

POPKOV, VIKTOR (1932-1974) A Couple, signed and dated 1966, also further signed, inscribed in Cyrillic “Eskiz 'Oil on cardboard, 57 by 69.5 cm. 'The present lot is a study for the 1966 painting A Couple (Dvoe) , presently in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery.
k kartine “Dvoe” and dated on the reverse. Oil on cardboard, 57 by 69.5 cm. The present lot is a study for the 1966 painting A Couple (Dvoe) , presently in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery.

Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist’s family by the present owner.
Private collection, UK.

Exhibited: Severity of Style , MacDougall’s, London, 1–14 May 2015.

Literature: Viktor Popkov, A Russian Painter of Genius , London, Unicorn Press, 2013, p. 272, illustrated; p. 68, the present work can be seen on the easel in the artist’s studio.