Grigory Stepanyants (Russian/American, 1927-2007) oil on canvas landscape painting titled Lake Thomas in Sea Pines Forest Preserve (Hilton Head, South Carolina) signed upper left. Signed and dated, '87, on reverse. Gilt 20th c. frame. Sight – 23-1/2" H x 35-5/8" W. Framed – 30-7/8" H x 42-3/4" W. Grigory Stepanyants was born in the former Soviet Union, and was trained at the Odessa Art Institute and the Surikov Moscow State Institute of the Arts. Graduating in 1970 as one of the top five students in the Soviet Union, Stepanyants was awarded the rank of "Excellence as an Artist-Painter". He emigrated to the United States in 1976 and established a career as a professional portrait painter and landscape artist living in NYC, Hilton Head, SC, PA, Iowa and TN. CONDITION: Excellent condition.