A PAIR OF PAINTINGS WITH RED SQUARE SCENES BY LEONTIY NIKIFOROVICH MAZANOV (RUSSIAN 1902-1982) , 1957-1959 oil on paperboard each approximately 33.5 x 49 cm (13 1/4 x 19 3/8 in.)
LOT NOTES Leontiy Mazanov graduated from the VKhUTEIN in 1927. In his formative years he experienced the influence of K.S. Petrov-Vodkin and I.I. Brodsky. In spite of studying avant-garde techniques in VKhUTEIN, Mazanov was fond of traditional artistic genres such as landscapes and portraits.