"Marat Baskaev (1931-2022) Oriental Melody"
Marat Baskaev (1931-2022) Oriental Melody, 1988, pastel and gouache, 40 x 58 cm, signed and dated lower right. Annotated and signed on the reverse and on the mount. Minor damp stain on the mount. Marat Kharitonovich Baskaev was born in Moscow on May 7, 1931. An architect and painter, his female models with rounded forms brought him success. He exhibited in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Aix-en-Provence.