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I. Astapov , a famous artist siege of Leningrad , pastel 50x40 , Someone's portrait , was taken from Peter's work is a subscription , 1940 , his posters rather briskly traded at auctions .
The work was among his posters and other graphics , apparently out of the circle close to his family .
Anyone interested in this job , please offer your price in PM.
This work is in my hands , in Moscow.
Help artist :
Schedule . Member of the Union of Artists.
Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR .

04/07/1905 ( village Romanivka Samara province . ) - 1982 .

Artist - schedule . Member of Artists of the USSR . Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR . In 1929 he graduated from the art studio professor Kardovsky in Moscow .
C 1931 has lived and worked in Leningrad . During the Great Patriotic War became one of the organizers and authors of " Fighting Pencil " .
In the postwar years, illustrated the works of classical Russian and Soviet literature .
His works are in the Tretyakov Gallery, timing and other museums .
In 1971 he published a monograph on the work Astapova IS