Valentina Kropivnitskaya (Russian, 1924-2008) La gorge coloured pencils on paper signed with Latin initials and dated 'VKR-88' (lower right); further inscribed, titled, dated and numbered '766' (verso); backing board with attached photograph of the artist 40 x 32cm (15 3/4 x 12 5/8in). Footnotes: The present lot is offered with catalogue E. Petrova, Valentina Kropivnitskaya, St. Petersburg, 2010. (2) Provenance Acquired by the present owner directly from the artist in Paris in 1988 '... the work by Kropivnitskaya is [an act of] self-disclosure. An artistic imprint of memory and spirituality. Tall grasses, bushes, and trees are the characters from childhood when they seemed to be larger than life. Filled with movement and sounds, nature is also a memory fragment. Yet, something far from childish and serene organically develops from the backdrop of these long-standing impressions. The mysterious world of Valentina Kropivnitskaya lives with human passions. While locking branches, these bushes, trees, and grasses are communicating. Their rhythm and plasticity are emotionally charged...,' - E. Petrova, 'In the fairy forest of Valentina Kropivnitskaya', in Valentina Kropivnitskaya, St. Petersburg, 2010, p. 14. For a similar composition from 1986, see ibid., pp. 138-139, no. 104. 'Как представляется, произведения Кропивницкой - самораскрытие. Художественный отпечаток памяти и одухотворенного чувства. Высокие травы, кусты, деревья-образы, сохранившиеся с детства, когда, казалось, все деревья были большими. Природа, наполненная движением и звуками, - тоже из памяти, но на фоне этих давних впечатлений органически вырастает нечто совсем не детское и далеко не всегда безмятежное. Таинственный мир Валентины Кропивницкой живет человеческими страстями. Общаются между собой, касаясь ветками друг друга, кусты, деревья и травы. Ритм и пластика их эмоционально заряжены...' - Е. Петрова, 'В сказочном лесу Валентины Кропивницкой', цит. в Валентина Кропивницкая, Русский Музей, Санкт-Петербруг, 2010, с. 14. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com