Lot 65: A Soviet Tank Driver Portrait by Fedor Pavlovich...
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A Soviet Tank Driver Portrait by Fedor Pavlovich Mishchenko, Circa 1960
This oil painting on canvas depicts a solemn Soviet tank driver, dressed in a heavy black uniform with a fur-lined hat, standing against a muted, wintry backdrop of a rural village with military tanks in the distance. The artist, Fedor Pavlovich Mishchenko (b. 1920), captures a sense of resilience and duty through expressive brushstrokes and a subdued color palette. A document accompanying the painting confirms its origin from St. Petersburg
Approximately 67 x 45.5cm
Provenance:
From the collection of a distinguished British gentleman in W London
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