Bunch of fresh collecting Lilac - original painting of classical modern painter, represantative of soviet socialist realism Professor Ilja Rotshildovitch Rachnaev . The painter of jewish origin, born 1934 in the capital of Soviet Republic Tajikistan Dushanbe , emigrated in 1980-s to Vienna /Austria, where died after 2004. Rachnaev was famous socialist realist painter in Tajikistan in the 1950-s - 1970-s, his landscapes and portraits are in the collection of museums in Dushanbe and Tretjakov Gallery in Moscow. In his Vienna life he created a lot of flower still lifes , jewish motives and portraits. In 2002 took part his personal exhibition in Vienna jewish union "Esra" . For exhibition title see link : http://www.esra.at/de/events/7.asp

Literature: " Lexicon of Members of Artist Union in USSR "(in russian), Moscow, edition Soviet Artist, 1979.

Inscription: signed and dated 1991 lower left

Technique: oil on canvas . Original frame.

Measurements: unframed w 27 1/2" x h31 1/2 " (70 x 80 cm), framed w 30 " x h 33 3/4" (76 x 86 cm)

Condition: in very good condition