Sacha Moldovan, Russian, American, 1901 to 1982, oil painting on canvas mounted on panel, Peasants. Circa: 1970s. Signed on verso. Framed. A gold tone plate, inscribed, S. Moldovan, lower to the center. Provenance: the artwork listed here is guaranteed authentic and was purchased about 15 years ago at the auction at Susanins Chicago, from the Khodorkovsky Art Collection, USA. The verso contains a lot of printed information. Sacha Moldovan was a Russian born American expressionist and post impressionist painter. Moldovan is known to have worked with many other artists, including Henri Matisse and Chaim Soutine. The noted art critic Marla Berg once said of Moldavan, Had van Gogh painted Matisses pictures while dreaming of Chagall, the result would have been the works of Sacha Moldovan. Alongside these artists, he was influenced by Chaim Soutine, and Pierre Bonnard. One of a kind artwork.