A figure study on paper by Dimitry Mikhailovich Krasnopevtsev (1925 - 1995). Signed K-61 lover right. Artist was born in Moscow and studied at the Academy of Art, from 1942 to 1946. In 1955 he also received a degree from the Surikov Art Institute. Since 1956, Krasnopevtsev has exhibited his works at home and abroad. His works were increasingly presented in museums and awarded with prizes, such as the informal Triumph Prize in 1993. Krasnopevtsev was a major representative of the Shestidesiatniki and Soviet Nonconformist art active in the 1960s. His works are still very sought after collectible items on the international art market and occasionally fetch up high six-figure sums at auctions.