VICTOR SHVAIKO

"Conte Pescaor", signed lower right, hand enhanced artist proof serigraph on stretched canvas numbered 4/65, 76.2cm x 1.19m (30 x 47in); housed in a costly custom frame, outer dimensions 94cm x 1.37m (37 x 54in); Provenance: acquired directly from the artist's studio, original price $3500.00 US; Victor Shvaiko, Russian, born 1965; the artist exhibited in Russia until 1991, when he fled to Italy and is best known for his Italian and French café paintings, with use of striking colours, light and shadows