Lot 448: Valentina Kropivnitskaia (b. 1924)

Valentina Kropivnitskaia (b. 1924)
Fire
signed with monogram in Cyrillic and dated 'VKr-73' (lower right; with Russian inscription 'Valentina Kropivnitskaia "Fire" 1973. Moscow. 44 x 61.5' (on the reverse)
pencil and coloured pencils on paper
17¼ x 24 1/8 in. (43.8 x 61.2 cm.)

Acquired from the artist by Alexander Glezer for the present owner.

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The fairytale essence of the world of Valentina Kropivnitskaia's drawings is found in spaces settled by man, yet we do not come into contact with any people in her works. As the spiritual foundation of her works, fairies embody the beautiful, spiritual and eternal.