* MAKSIMOV, KONSTANTIN (1913-1994) Chinese Lanterns , signed, titled in Cyrillic "Svidanie" and dated 1956 on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 172.5 by 75 cm. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist's family by Forma Gallery, Moscow, in 1994. Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1998. Private collection, Europe.