Bidspirit auction | Lenin on the Tribune :

Lenin on the Tribune : (Gerasimov) Grand Scale OOC - “Lenin on the Tribune” (Aleksandr Gerasimov) Grand Scale OOCOriginal oil on canvas replica of the masterwork “Lenin on the Tribune” by Aleksandr Gerasimov. ” Completed under contract for Affairs of the Arts USSR. This grand-scale piece, presented Lenin as larger than life, has hung in the Russian Embassy in Mexico and now comes to auction from a prominent NY Estate. Vintage condition: will require preservation of original canvas to maintain the integrity of this grand-scale work. Dimensions: 5 Feet 9 inches wide by 7 feet 6 inches tall. Aleksandr Mikhailovich Gerasimov was a Soviet and Russian painter. He was a leading proponent of socialist realism in the visual arts and painted Joseph Stalin and other Soviet leaders. Gerasimov was born on 12 August 1881 in Kozlov in Tambov Governorate. WikipediaBorn: August 12, 1881, Michurinsk, RussiaDied: July 23, 1963, Moscow, RussiaArtworks: Stalin and Voroshilov in the Kremlin