* MAKSIMOV, KONSTANTIN (1913-1994) Chinese Girl , signed, titled in Cyrillic and dated 1956 on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 60 by 45.5 cm. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, c. 1991–1992. Important private collection, USA. Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by V. Swanson, the art historian and author of the book, Soviet Impressionist Painting, Woodbridge, Antique Collectors’ Club, 2008. Exhibited: Soviet Art in Conflict: The Artist as an Agent of Social Change, Springville Museum of Art, Utah, September 2007–February 2008.