Georgy Eduardovich Satel (1917-2012), oil on cardboard painting "Lenin in thought." Unsigned. Framed. Note: Georgy Satel was a Soviet painter. Laureate of the Stalin Award. Studied at Moscow Architecture Institute 1935-37; in Art Studio VTsSPS, Moscow, 1937-38; at Moscow Art Institute until 1948. Active in Moscow. Began exhibiting 1947. Important shows include “All-Union Art Exhibition”, Moscow, 1949; “All-Union Art Exhibition”, Moscow, 1950. Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 10 3/4 in., (22.5 x 27.5 cm.) The painting is in good condition overall. Minor paint flakes at the lower right corner.

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