Vasily Sitnikov (1915-1987) Grey Composition

inscribed and dated with blue ink in Cyrillic ‘1970 - VIII - 29 Saturday - Lesson to Inna Nikolaevna Chon’ (along the upper edge), inscribed with red crayon in Cyrillic ‘Gift to Professot Franco Miele from the artist Vasily Yakovlevich Sitnikov Moskva E-318 (...)’ (along the right edge) crayon on paper 82.5 x 58 cm executed in 1970 Provenance: from the artist’s studio Franco Miele’s collection Private collection since 1970-1980s