Bidspirit auction | A BORIS SVESHNIKOV WATERCOLOR LANDSCAPE,

A BORIS SVESHNIKOV WATERCOLOR LANDSCAPE, 1975 - Boris Sveshnikov, a watercolor on paper spring landscape depicting a forest glade. Signed in Cyrillic 'B. Sveshnikov” and dated 1975 lower right. Titled 'March' and dated March 17, 1975 on the verso. Provenance: From the collection of the artist's family. Note: Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov (1927-1998) was a Russian Nonconformist painter, graphic artist, and book illustrator. Refers to unofficial Soviet art. In 1946 he was repressed for anti-Soviet propaganda. Rehabilitated in 1956. Belongs to the generation of the sixties. He worked for Goslitizdat and created illustrations for books by Goethe, E. T. A. Hoffmann, H. K. Andersen, the brothers Grimm, M. Maeterlinck, K. G. Paustovsky, J. Soderberg, T. Moore, J. Vrchlitsky and other writers. One of the largest and most authoritative representatives of the unofficial art of the 1950s to 1980s. Dimensions: 17 1/4 x 25 3/8 in., (44 x 64.5 cm.) Condition: Near perfect condition with only minor wear at edges. Signature clear and legible.