Lot 140: Vitalii Poliakov (1925-1997)

Vitalii Poliakov (1925-1997)
Crimea. Wisteria at the Livadia Palace
signed in Cyrillic and dated 'V.Poliakov/80' (lower right); further signed in Cyrillic, inscribed in Russian with title and dated 'Poliakov VA/Wisteria/Livadiia' (on the reverse)
oil on board
31¼ x 19½ in. (79.5 x 49.6 cm.)
Painted in 1980

Riga, Solo Exhibition of the Artist V. A. Poliakov, 1986.

Exhibition catalogue, Restored Names: Russian Art of 19th-20th Century from the collection of Anatol Pedan, Riga, 2011, illustrated p. 174, listed p. 226.

The family of the artist.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, Anatol Pedan, Riga.