Veniamin (Benjamin) Alekseevich Safonov ( 1931 - 2003 ) was a Russian painter. Veniamin (Benjamin) Alekseevich Safonov s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 300 USD for Morning, Poldolsk Town in 2016 to 1300 USD for Village Church in 2016 , based on the size and medium of the artwork.