Lot 146

Sergey Zhivotovsky (1869 - 1936) THREE MASKS

From the opinion of PhDr. Anna Janištinová: "There is only a minimal amount of information about this author, almost everything that is known is contained in a brief note on the back of the album. He studied at the St. Petersburg Academy and two of his post-revolutionary, anti-Bolshevik political caricatures made by skilful academic drawing have been preserved. The offered painting has no artistic connection with them at all. On the contrary, it shows a radical shift to a modern form based on the strong expressiveness of character-reduced shapes, sharp local colors and loose pasty invoices. Undoubtedly, a quality painting can logically be considered a product of the late phase of the author's work. " The offered work comes from the important private collection of Boris Gribanov.

Verso inscription (in Cyrillic and partly in Latin): Sergei Vasilyevich Zivotovsky (1869 - 1936) / lived in SPB, with 1923 goda in New York / USA. Psevdonim Serge Pero (P. O. P-O) / figure signed by the border

Note: Charity auction

Income earned from items 141 to 147 (Paintings from Gribanov's collection) will be used to support Ukrainian artists, individual scholarships for Ukrainian students, help with accommodation for Ukrainian mothers, health care and assistance, psychological help. The auction fee does not apply to these items.