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NATALIA NESTEROVA (RUSSIAN 1944-2022) Lobsters, 2003 oil on canvas 127 x 147.3 cm (50 x 58 in.) signed dated and titled on verso PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist by the current owner. LOT NOTES A leading voice of late-Soviet and contemporary Russian painting, Natalia Nesterova was celebrated for her poetic, surreal figuration and luminous color. Born in Moscow in 1944, she trained at the Moscow State Art Institute (Surikov) under Dmitry Zhilinsky and joined the Union of Artists of the USSR in 1969. By the 1970s she had developed her signature style: theatrical, dreamlike compositions populated by enigmatic figures, masked faces, and recurring symbols such as doves. Nesterova exhibited internationally from the 1980s onward, with acclaimed shows in New York, Madrid, and Moscow, and was named an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation and Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts. Her works are held by the Tretyakov Gallery, the State Russian Museum, the Guggenheim, and major private collections worldwide. Nesterova died in New York in 2022. CONDITION The painting is in good condition, a very small scuffing line upper left, a miniscule spot of paint loss along the upper edge. N.B. Condition reports are available upon request. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Keywords: Russian painting, Russian art, Female contemporary artist