Oleg Tselkov, (Russian, born 1934)

'Still life of our lives' unframed

'Still life of our lives'
signed in Cyrillic, titled and dated '1964' (verso); further variously inscribed and dedicated 'to Zhenya Evtushenko from Oleg Tselkov' (verso)
oil on canvasboard
37.5 x 42cm (14 3/4 x 16 9/16in).
unframed

Provenance
Gifted by the artist to Evgeny Evtushenko (1933 - 2017)
Gifted by Evgeny Evtushenko to an Italian dentist who was in Moscow for the dental surgery of Evtushenko's wife in 1973
Thence by descent

Evgeny Evtushenko (1933 - 2017) was a Soviet poet, novelist, and director of several films. He is known for his political activity during the Khrushchev Thaw that allowed some freedom of expression. In 1961, he wrote what would become, perhaps, his most famous poem, Babi Yar. He was the most extensively known and travelled Soviet poet.