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Expanse (painting)

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The painting on a postal envelope.

Expanse (Russian: Раздолье) is an oil on canvas painting by Soviet artist Aleksandr Deyneka completed in 1944. Its dimensions are 204 × 300 cm.[1][2]

The artist began working on the painting before the Great Patriotic War.[2]

The work depicts a group of running young women with a sporty physique against the background of Central Russian landcapes.[2]

The picture was exhibited in Manchester, Prague, Vienna, China etc. It is kept in the Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg.[2]

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