25. Victor Umnov
Moscow. Chekhov house 1979
Starting Bid: $350
Reserve not met
Estimate:
$400 - $600
Ended
Timed Auction
Hanukkah Special
ARTIST
Victor Umnov
Size
15 x 12 inches (38x30 cm.)
Description
1979
Etching on zync
15 x 12 inches (38x30 cm.)
Signed on the bottom in pencil, icluding name of the work in Russian.
From series of etchings Writer’s Houses in Moscow
Victor Umnov was born in Moscow in 1931. Umnov began his career as a professional artist in 1962. In 1964-89, he worked in the State Studio of Advertisement and Applied Graphics. He joined the USSR Union of Artists in 1972. In 1977, he started to compose short essays on such topics as art, religion and gender issues. In the 1980s, he proceeded to combine texts and visual imagery. In 2005, his book, Words and Pauses, was published in Moscow by the National Center for Contemporary Arts. Victor's personal exhibits include those in the Moscow CollectionGallery in Moscow in 1993, A-3 Gallery in Moscow in 1995, M'ArsGallery in Moscow in 2000, the Art-Harbor Gallery in St. Petersburg in 2001, the Dom Cultural Center in Moscow in 2005 and the M'Ars Center for Contemporary Arts in Moscow in 2005. Among his most notable group exhibits are New Reality in Ravenna and Bologna in Italy in 1989, Calligraphy in USSR-USA in New York and San-Francisco in USA in 1990, Other Art. 1956-1976 in the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow in 1990, Contemporary Artists to Malevich in the State Tretyakov Gallery in 1991, Graphics in Erfurt in Germany in 1992, The World of An Art Collector. Contemporary View. Collection of E.Nutovich in The State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow in 1997, Russian Constructivist Roots. Contemporary Concern in Universities of Maryland and New Hampshire and in the World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C. in USA in 1997, Constructivist Toolbox: Geometry, Structure, Ornament, Color in the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow in 1998, Abstract Art in Russia: The Twentieth Century in the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg in 2001, Moscow Abstraction: Second Half of the 20th Century in the Tretyakov Gallery in 2003, Moscow Book Graphics in Frankfurt in Germany in 2003 and Revision of Material in the State Tretyakov Gallery in 2005-2006. Victor's works are found in the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University in USA, The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum in USA, in the Council of Europe in Strasbourg in France, as well as in many other museums in Russia and private collections around the world.
* This amount excludes shipping fees, applicable taxes, and will have a 20% Buyer's Premium.
Etching on zync
15 x 12 inches (38x30 cm.)
Signed on the bottom in pencil, icluding name of the work in Russian.
From series of etchings Writer’s Houses in Moscow
Victor Umnov was born in Moscow in 1931. Umnov began his career as a professional artist in 1962. In 1964-89, he worked in the State Studio of Advertisement and Applied Graphics. He joined the USSR Union of Artists in 1972. In 1977, he started to compose short essays on such topics as art, religion and gender issues. In the 1980s, he proceeded to combine texts and visual imagery. In 2005, his book, Words and Pauses, was published in Moscow by the National Center for Contemporary Arts. Victor's personal exhibits include those in the Moscow CollectionGallery in Moscow in 1993, A-3 Gallery in Moscow in 1995, M'ArsGallery in Moscow in 2000, the Art-Harbor Gallery in St. Petersburg in 2001, the Dom Cultural Center in Moscow in 2005 and the M'Ars Center for Contemporary Arts in Moscow in 2005. Among his most notable group exhibits are New Reality in Ravenna and Bologna in Italy in 1989, Calligraphy in USSR-USA in New York and San-Francisco in USA in 1990, Other Art. 1956-1976 in the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow in 1990, Contemporary Artists to Malevich in the State Tretyakov Gallery in 1991, Graphics in Erfurt in Germany in 1992, The World of An Art Collector. Contemporary View. Collection of E.Nutovich in The State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow in 1997, Russian Constructivist Roots. Contemporary Concern in Universities of Maryland and New Hampshire and in the World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C. in USA in 1997, Constructivist Toolbox: Geometry, Structure, Ornament, Color in the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow in 1998, Abstract Art in Russia: The Twentieth Century in the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg in 2001, Moscow Abstraction: Second Half of the 20th Century in the Tretyakov Gallery in 2003, Moscow Book Graphics in Frankfurt in Germany in 2003 and Revision of Material in the State Tretyakov Gallery in 2005-2006. Victor's works are found in the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University in USA, The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum in USA, in the Council of Europe in Strasbourg in France, as well as in many other museums in Russia and private collections around the world.
* This amount excludes shipping fees, applicable taxes, and will have a 20% Buyer's Premium.
Condition
Unframed Mint Condition
Medium
Etching on zync
Signature
Signed. Named and dated in pencil
