PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION. IL'YA CHASHNIK (Russian, 1902-1929). Abstract Composition. Watercolor and gouache ...

Description

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION

IL'YA CHASHNIK (Russian, 1902-1929)
Abstract Composition
Watercolor and gouache on paper
11-1/4 x 8 inches (28.6 x 20.3 cm)
Signed lower right in Cyrillic

PROVENANCE:
Kulbin Family Private Collection, Russia.


More Information:

Nikolai Ivanovich Kulbin (1868-1917) was a wealthy doctor and medical military academy professor, author, and artist. He was a member of the Russian Aristocracy and was also regarded as the 'Grandfather of Futurism.'

Living in St. Petersburg, Nikolai Kulbin was a close friend and patron of most of the Russian avant-garde artists, such as Rodchenko, Kluin, the Burliuk brothers, Chagall, Malevich, Popova, as well as others of that pre-revolution period.

Although Kulbin's life was cut short, his family preserved his own works and continued to add to their father's collection even through a difficult historical period. They obtained pieces from family friends and associates resulting in a very significant collection preserved for many years.

We are fortunate here at Heritage to offer at auction a selection of pieces from the Kulbin's family's private collection. Some of these pieces have rarely been seen outside of the family; in particular, Nikolai Kulbin's own work.

 

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