Chaloi Leonty, Russian, 1970 Oil on Cardboard River Landscape with Big Sky gold wreath which appears to be native

which appears to be native rather than a stain

Hennix's work is featured in collections including those of Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg

Blue and yellow like the Swedish Flag

This lovely old dip pen

The larger measures 5 5/8" in diameter x 7/8" tall

Chaloi Leonty, Russian, 1970 Oil on Cardboard River Landscape with Big Sky gold wreath which appears to be nativeI purchased a small painting by this same Soviet artist, Chaloi Leonty, several months ago, which was such a gem I went back to the seller in Russia to buy two more larger in scale. I especially love the huge painterly blue sky of this one just right against the soft, varied greens and browns of the land and deeper blue of the snaking river. I also love how the bank of trees at center left is perfectly offset by the bridge just to its right, with a