Sergei Gerasimov, Russian, Soviet, 1885 to 1964, oil on paper painting A Russian Winter. The painting depicts several snow covered houses and a horse drawn sleigh in the foreground. Signed in the Cyrillic lower right. Sergey Vasilyevich Gerasimov was a Soviet and Russian painter. Gerasimov was a student of artist Konstantin Korovin, and as a young artist he later went on to join the Makovets group. His early watercolors are considered masterpieces and show a tendency toward modernism that is less pronounced in his later work. In the 1920s and 1930s, he taught at the state art school Vkhutemas, and designed posters and painted works sympathetic to the new Communist government in a style later known as Socialist realism. Provenance: Doyle New York, EUROPEAN ART, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART, AMERICAN ART, 05.19.2009, lot 55. Please refer to the original paper label on the back. One Of a Kind Artwork. Russian Soviet Socialist Realism Fine Art For Wall Decor, Antiques And Collectibles.