Boris Sveshnikov, Russian 1927-1998- The First Leaf; oil on canvas, signed with monogram lower left, 75 x 75cm (VAT charged on hammer price) Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, 1 December 2009, lot 451: Private Collection, London Note: Boris Sveshnikov was an artist, graphic artist and book illustrator. In 1945 he was awarded a place at the Moscow Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts. Please refer to department for condition report