Alexandra Yakusheva, Russian, 1900 to 1986, oil on canvas female portrait painting, circa the 1930s. Signed lower right. Framed. Alexandra Ivanovna Yakusheva, a Soviet painter and graphic artist, is known for her genre paintings, portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. Studied at VKhuTEMAS and then at VKhuTEIN as a student of S. Gerasimov, A. Drevin, R. Falk. Participated in exhibitions since 1928. The lot comes from the collection of Viktor Kholodkov, a renowned art dealer and collector who devoted his life to collecting prominent works of Russian artists of the 20th century. Russian Soviet Drawings And Art Collectibles. Russian Soviet Portrait Paintings and Socialistic Realism Art Collectibles.