Original signed felt-tip pen drawing by Yuliy Yatchenko (1928–2020), a Ukrainian painter and graphic artist who was awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine in 2010.

Title: Portuguese Vineyards (Португальские виноградники)

Year: 1977

Technique: Brown felt-tip pen on heavyweight paper

Dimensions: 320 × 240 mm (12.60 × 9.45 inches)

Signature: Hand-signed and dated by the artist in the lower left corner, together with the handwritten title.

This charming original drawing depicts a rural landscape in Portugal in 1977, with rows of grapevines, a small farmhouse, a horse-drawn cart with a seated figure, a truck, and rolling hills beneath an expressive sky.

The composition beautifully captures the atmosphere of traditional Portuguese agricultural life, combining the old-fashioned horse-drawn cart with modern transportation.

The drawing is executed in warm brown lines, with energetic hatching and confident, spontaneous strokes characteristic of the artist's graphic work.

Documented in the Artist's Exhibition Catalogue

This work belongs to Yatchenko's Portuguese series, created during his travels in Portugal in 1977.

An original exhibition catalogue titled "Portugal: Country and People" (Португалия: страна, люди) lists a work titled "Portuguese Vineyards", executed in felt-tip pen, measuring 25 × 32 cm.

The present drawing bears the same handwritten title and date, uses the same technique, and measures approximately 24 × 32 cm. These details strongly support its identification with the catalogue entry, although the catalogue does not reproduce this particular drawing in the pages shown.

Provenance: The artwork was acquired together with an original exhibition catalogue bearing a handwritten inscription by the artist. Photographs of the catalogue are provided to document the Portuguese series and its historical context.

IMPORTANT: The exhibition catalogue is shown for reference only and is NOT included in the sale. Only the original drawing is included.

An attractive piece of original Ukrainian graphic art and a historical depiction of Portuguese rural life in the 1970s.

Please examine all photographs carefully.