Selling a painting

The painting is called "Winter's Tale", by Akhmetzhan Kaliolla Samatuly. The picture was painted in 2006, size 85x85 oil on canvas. The painting hung for a long time in the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Astana. Later it was in a personal collection. About the author. Akhmetzhan K.S. - Born on April 6, 1949 in the village of Ornek, Alekseevsky district, Akmola region, KazSSR. Kazakh. Graduated from the painting faculty of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. I. E. Repina (1977), majoring in painting. Participant and diploma winner of the I Republican Festival of Creative Youth "Zhiger" (Alma-Ata, 1979). Participant of group, city, republican and foreign exhibitions (in Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, South Korea, Germany, Turkey, USA), IV International Beijing Biennale (2010), international symposia in Turkey (2008), China (2010), Russia (2010) . Held several personal exhibitions in Almaty and Astana. Member of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan (1984), candidate of historical sciences. He was awarded the anniversary medal "10 years of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (2001), a diploma and a gold medal of the Academy of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan for a significant contribution to the development of culture and fine arts (2006), a badge "M? Deniet? Airatkeri" of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( 2007), the sign "Golden Palette", the diploma of the Union of Artists of Astana for creative achievements and great contribution to the fine arts of Astana and was recognized as the artist of the year (2011), the badge "?? Rmet" of the Union of Artists of Astana (2012), the medal of the Union of Artists of the Republic of Kazakhstan " For the best creative achievements" in connection with the 80th anniversary of the Union of Artists of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2013), the anniversary medal of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan "20 years of the armed forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (2015), the anniversary medal "25 years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (2016).