Oil, canvas; 34.5 x 49.5 cm
Signed l.d.: А. МИСЮРЁВ 1987 АЛАЙСКИЙ ХРЕБЕТ
Asking price 1000
Estimate 2000 - 2200
Aleksandr Ivanovich MISJURIOV
1936 Mazsalaca - 2002 Riga
Painter, graphic artist illustrator. After graduating from the Moscow Polygraph Institute, he worked in Frunze, Kyrgyzstan, as an illustrator for a local publishing house. He gained a nationwide reputation as an outstanding illustrator and received many prestigious commissions and awards. In 1971, he received a silver medal at the International Exhibition of Art Books in Leipzig. In 1973, he traveled from the Caspian Sea to the Far East, making many paintings and drawings depicting the nature and people of these regions. He also traveled around the world, resulting in a series of paintings called "Through the Countries of the World." After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he returned to Riga.
