Lot 147
Yachtsmen c.1961
oil on board
signed lower left: Galina Rumiantseva
artist's name, title and date on gallery label verso
20 x 26cm
Estimate $600 - $800
The Artist
The Collection of John Barkes, London
Bridget McDonnell Gallery, Melbourne (label verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
Four Russian Women Artists, Bridget McDonnell Gallery, Melbourne, 1990
Paintings from St Petersberg 1970 - 1999, Bridget McDonnell Gallery, 1 - 21 March, 2015 (label verso)
By the 1960s, Galina Rumiantseva was painting with a lightness that softened the conventions of Soviet realism. Her works from this period often depict quiet scenes of everyday life, women in sunlight, children at play, portraits caught in thoughtful repose, all rendered with a natural warmth and immediacy. Working in a painterly, plein-air style, she gave these subjects a sense of freshness and clarity that speaks to her attentive observation of the world around her.
Women Artists
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8788
6:00pm - 22 September 2025
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 19 - Sun 21 September, 10 - 4pm
2 Oxley Rd Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
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