Poppies and Oranges Still Life - Russian Linocut by Mansurova-Vaneyeva

Color linocut by the Russian artist Lyudmila Sergeyevna Mansurova-Vaneyeva (b. 1944), titled "Red Still Life": poppies in a blue jug, an enamel coffee pot and a bowl of oranges on a red cloth, with a folded curtain behind. Signed in pencil at the lower right, in Cyrillic characters.

The linocut, cut in relief on linoleum, allows these large overlaid areas of saturated color that give the composition its force. The impression is printed in oranges, reds and cobalt blues of great intensity.

Medium: Color linocut.
Artist / after: Lyudmila S. Mansurova-Vaneyeva (b. 1944), Russian school.
Dimensions: 15.4 x 21.1 in (39 x 53.7 cm).
Condition: Good. Very fresh colors; paper with light toning at the edges and small undulations in the right margin.