Lot 97

Grigorij Musatov (1889 - 1941) SLEIGH RIDE

Grigorij Musatov was a painter of gentle, almost dreamlike color with strong impressionist tendencies. Painting "Sleigh ride" carries traces of colourful swirl in subtle curly strokes and has simillar storytelling features like paintings of Marc Chagall. Born in Russia, Grigorij Musatov was part of the wave of immigrants who came to Czechoslovakia in 1920. Thanks to a recommendation from his friend, Jan Zrzavý, he quickly joined the Czech art scene and became a member of Umělecká Beseda, regularly exhibiting with the art association. In the 1930s his style primarily shifted towards Impressionism; his paintings were loose and dreamy, corresponding to idyllic landscapes and poetic figures.