About attribution of V. Shukhaev’s painting "Wheat buyer" (from the cycle "Morocco"). 1960-1961

he material for the article was the results of an expert study of one painting. The study of the canvas of the famous Russian and Soviet artist V.I. Shukhaev reveals interesting aspects of his late work related to impressions from his trip to Morocco in 1932. A series of paintings on this topic was written by Shukhaev in 1960-1961. The studied composition is included in this cycle of paintings that were originally shown at the 1962 exhibition in Tbilisi in the halls of the State Art Gallery of Georgia. Many of them then went to various Russian museums, and some of them ended up in private collections and the location of some works is now unknown. In this regard, the question of attribution of these works by Shukhaev remains relevant. Also important is the problem of identifying the artist's authentic works in connection with cases of falsification of his original works. Thus, the conducted research made it possible to identify another unique work of V.I. Shukhaev and introduce it into the context of Soviet fine art of the early 1960s. The study of Shukhaev's late work from the point of view of an integrated approach has not yet been undertaken. This study is an attempt at a purposeful expert examination of Shukhaev's late painting with the involvement of literary sources, documentary materials, including the memoirs of the artist and his widow. The information about the specifics of the technical and technological techniques of the artist is of the greatest interest. This publication may push researchers of V.I. Shukhaev's creativity to a deeper analysis of his works performed during the late 1940s - 1960s.