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RUSSIAN OIL ON PAINTING BY MAX BIRSHTEIN LILAC BUSH, 1946 - A large, vibrant original oil on canvas painting by celebrated Russian/Ukrainian artist Max Avadievich Birshtein (1914-2000). Executed in a bold, post-impressionist style with thick impasto brushwork, the sunlit composition depicts a blossoming lilac bush beside a wooden house, with a figure standing on the porch near an orange door. The artwork is signed and dated in Cyrillic ”М. Бирштейн 46” in the lower right corner. The reverse of the canvas is extensively inscribed in Cyrillic with the artist's name, the title ”Куст сирени” (Lilac Bush), the date (1946), and dimensions (115 x 100), alongside a faded Russian Federation Ministry of Culture export stamp. The painting is presented in a massive, ornately carved giltwood frame featuring a brass artist nameplate. The lot is accompanied by excellent provenance documentation, including a handwritten receipt and storefront photographs from ”Aix en Provence Antiquites” in France, confirming its purchase on June 15, 1991, for $10,000 USD by a New Jersey collector under the French title ”La maison aux lilas.” max birshtein, soviet impressionism, russian art, 1946 oil painting, large floral landscape, provenanced fine art, impasto landscape Dimensions 55” x 50” ( 140 x 127 cm ) frame, 43 1/2” x 39” ( 110 x 99 cm ) image. Condition Very good vintage condition. The canvas is sound, and the paint layer is stable, retaining vibrant, heavily textured impasto. The substantial ornate giltwood frame exhibits minor, expected wear consistent with age.