STOZHAROV, VLADIMIR (1926-1973) Kremlin, Corner Tower. Rostov Yaroslavsky , titled in Cyrillic and dated “14, 8 56”, also further signed and titled on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 55.5 by 65 cm. Provenance: Salon of the Art Fund of the USSR, Moscow (label on the stretcher). Gekkoso Gallery, Tokyo (label on the backing board). Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by Vladimir Stozharov, the artist’s grandson. It has been included as No. 1113 in the complete registry of the artist’s works, compiled by the family. Exhibited: Modern Soviet Painting ‘79, Gekkoso Gallery, Tokyo, 1979. Literature: Vladimir Fedorovich Stozharov, 1926–1973, Zhivopis, Risunok, Moscow, Sovetskii khudozhnik, 1977, p. 73, listed. Exhibition catalogue, Modern Soviet Painting ‘79, Tokyo, Gekkoso Gallery, 1979, p. 31, No. 74, illustrated.