Bidspirit auction | VLADIMIR GRIGOROVICH RUSSIAN AMERICAN MARKET

VLADIMIR GRIGOROVICH RUSSIAN AMERICAN MARKET OIL PAINTING - Vladimir Grigorovich (Russian-American, 1939–2023), Bazaar (inscribed Paris Bazar), oil on canvas, 1982. The large-scale composition presents a closed market facade featuring shuttered doors, rectangular wall panels, and a header frieze bearing the word ”BAZAR” in a palette of pale greens, dusty yellows, muted pinks, and slate grays. Rendered with layered brushwork, textured impasto, and geometric structure bridging realism and abstraction. Inscribed in graphite on the canvas verso: ”PARIS BAZAR 1982 50 x 60 / VLAD GRIGOROVICH / #149”. Mounted on a wooden stretcher bearing a supplier stamp for Fine Art Materials, Inc., New York. Provenance: Family of the artist. storefront, architectural, Soviet, modernism, painting, shopfront, emigre, urban, contemporary. Dimensions: 50 x 60 in. Condition: Overall very good condition. The canvas remains taut and well-secured to its original wooden cross-braced stretcher. The paint layer exhibits intentionally textured impasto, drippings, and distressed surface effects consistent with the artist's technique. Minor light scuffing and small scattered white paint flecks are visible along the lower border margin.