Summer
Oil Painting
ca. 1945-1955 (painted)
ca. 1945-1955 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This painting was originally presented by Russian guests to the Minister of Education in 1956. Although transferred to the Museum in 1962 the painting remained with the Ministry for many years and was hung in the Conference Room of Margaret Thatcher who worked at the ministry before becoming Prime Minister 1979-1992.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Summer |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil on canvas, 'Summer', Ivan Grigorievich Savenko, ca. 1945-1955 |
| Physical description | Oil on canvas, view through birch trees |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Cabehko. H.F
Aetom 1955 (back of canvas, bottom left) |
| Credit line | Given by Sir David Eccles |
| Object history | Presented by Marshal Bulganin and Mr N.S.Khrushev to the Minister of Education The Rt Hon, Sir David Eccles, 25th April, 1956, then given by the Ministry of Education to the V&A, 1962. RF: MA/1/E134 Eccles |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This painting was originally presented by Russian guests to the Minister of Education in 1956. Although transferred to the Museum in 1962 the painting remained with the Ministry for many years and was hung in the Conference Room of Margaret Thatcher who worked at the ministry before becoming Prime Minister 1979-1992. |
| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1962 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.534-1962 |
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| Record created | May 15, 2006 |
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