NIKOLAY STEPANOVICH TROSHIN (RUSSIAN 1897-1990) Still Life with Dandelions, 1967 oil on canvas 80 x 62.5 cm (31 1/2 x 24 5/8 in.) signed and dated lower right; further signed and inscribed with date, title and dimensions on verso
LOT NOTES Nikolai Troshin was an important painter, theatre director, poster designer, and Chief Artist and designer for influential avant-garde journals such as USSR under Construction. Having studied at Penza Art Institute under Ivan Goryushkin-Sorokopudov and N. Petrov from 1913-1918, Troshin later moved to Moscow where he studied with Ilya Mashkov from 1918-1920. He actively exhibited since 1918, and personal exhibitions of Troshin`s works were held in Moscow and other cities in Russia through the time of his passing. Troshin`s paintings can be found in the permanent collections of the Tretyakov Museum, State Russian Museum, and many other museums in Russia.
