Lot 5: POPKOV, VIKTOR (1932-1974) Ailing Artist

POPKOV, VIKTOR (1932-1974) Ailing Artist, signed and dated 1972, also further signed, titled in Cyrillic and dated "Mai 72/Zakonchil Mart 73" on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 81 by 101 cm.
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. 304, illustrated and listed with incorrect size.