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Ancient works / Original painting still life oil /large painting on canvas /complex subject composition /World War // Son's photo / one of a kind / ready to ship This beautiful painting was created in 1967 by the famous Soviet Ukrainian artist Victoria Kostenko. The title "memory” Materials: oil , canvas Dimensions: 116 cm x 100 cm (45.67 x 39,37) Among the works of the famous artist dedicated to the Second World War, a still life of 1967 is dedicated to the mothers of the deceased sons during the war. The complex composition of the picture is made up of military items. A military cap, old photographs, letters from the front, a military ID are combined, as if intruding into them, with peacetime items - a vase with flowers, glasses for sight, an embroidered towel, and books. And above all this on the wall hangs a photograph of a young smiling soldier. Hello, our dear customer. If you buy 3 things, we will give you a 20% discount. Each piece of art is hand-packed. If the description indicates that the material is canvas, then this picture will be rolled up and packed in a special tube (without a wooden frame). If the description of the painting indicates that the material is fiberboard, cardboard or sandpaper, then this painting will be sent in a cardboard box (without a wooden frame), and then carefully delivered to its destination. If you want to get this picture in the original old frame, do not hesitate to contact us, we will recalculate the shipping cost. All frames were made personally by artists in 1950-1990, many of them have chips, scratches, and scuffs of paint. See carefully the photo. Condition: good vintage condition. The photo is relevant. You can see the whole picture, edges, and corners. Please look carefully at the whole photo. Please note that the colors in the picture may vary slightly depending on the individual settings of your monitor. About the artist: Victoria Kostenko (1927 - 2015), an outstanding artist of the region of the Dnipropetrovsk region in eastern Ukraine. She was a rare Soviet woman whose talent was astounded. It is noteworthy that she managed to get closer to patriarchal men who did not like women at all. Nevertheless, Victoria enjoyed great respect as a master artist and continued her career, despite her gender. Victoria Kostenko - Ukrainian and Russian artist, painter, graphic artist. Born in 1927 in Kamyshlov, Sverdlovsk Region, Russia. In 1949 she graduated from the Sverdlovsk Art College and continued her education in Estonia (the city of Tartu). Member of art exhibitions since 1956. Member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine since 1971. Her works were acquired by the Dnepropetrovsk Art Museum, the Kirovograd Gallery "Elisavetgrad" and private collectors from all over Europe. Victoria Kostenko is included in the “Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Painting of the Twentieth Century, 1900–1980” by Matthew Callern Bown (p. 162). One of Victoria's paintings "Portrait of a Boy" was sold at an auction in Moscow in 2012 for $ 8,294 https://artinvestment.ru/auctions/83440 All photos are relevant, so you buy what you see in the photo. If you are interested in this painting, I will be happy to answer any of your questions about the condition of the painting, payment, and delivery. DELIVERY WORLDWIDE. If you are interested in more than one work of art, I can happily combine shipping at a lower price in most cases. We pack photos very carefully to protect them as much as possible from damage during transport. Delivery of paintings is carried out worldwide by airmail from Ukraine. We will send the paintings within 3-5 business days. Each package has a tracking number. So you can track this in tracking systems. Thank you for your visit to our store.