Chaloi Leonty Small Oil on Cardboard Landscape with Tree in Rock, 1965 stony vase a symbol of vitality and

a symbol of vitality and prosperity in China

This is by far the best

and then at the bow a nicely carved cleat to round things out

and later lived in Oaxaca

army and allies during World War I-- certainly the message remains relevant today

Chaloi Leonty Small Oil on Cardboard Landscape with Tree in Rock, 1965 stony vase a symbol of vitality andI've gone back to the same dealer in Russia three times now to purchase paintings by Chaloi Leonty, whose estate the dealer handles; I just think he was a really good landscape painter, and Russian prices are pretty good! This impressionistic oil on cardboard may be my favorite yet really a little gem of a painting, and I could look at that sunlit tree against painterly clouds and radiant blue sky all day. I might guess this was was painted along the