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ARTIST: Mark Veniaminovich Kremer (Russian, 1928 - ???) TITLE: Landscape - Happy Spring Days (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on heavy paper CONDITION: Some paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. ART SIZE: 19 x 27 inches / 48 x 68 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 33 inches / 63 x 83 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso LOCATION: This lot is located at our Mamaroneck, NY office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 152614 US SHIPPING: $119 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mark Veniaminovich Kremer (b. 1928) is a Russian painter and an Honored Art Worker.Born in Pushkin, a suburb of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), he studied at the Moscow Stroganov and Leningrad Mukhina Art Schools, initially in sculpture before switching to painting. His most influential teacher was his father, the prominent Soviet painter Veniamin Veniaminovich Kremer, who nurtured his talent from a young age.In 1958, Mark Kremer collaborated with his father to create a monumental diorama of the Battle of Stalingrad for the Brussels World Fair. His work was also influenced by his father's circle, which included leading Leningrad artists.During the Soviet era, Kremer completed numerous state commissions, including portraits of political figures, murals for Palaces of Culture, and a panoramic painting for the Leningrad Central Lecture Hall (1954). He has been a member of the Union of Artists since 1956.Kremer works in various genres, including landscape, still life, portraiture, and narrative painting. His landscapes continue the traditions of Russian masters like Levitan and Kuindzhi. His works are held in the Feodosia National Art Gallery and in private collections across Russia, Japan, and China.