Valery Koshlyakov

Estimate

40,000 - 50,000 GBP

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Description

Valery Koshlyakov
versailles
signed in Cyrillic and dated 93 l.l.; further signed and titled in Cyrillic and dated 93 on reverse
oil on canvas
180 by 250cm., 71 by 98 1/2 in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

Condition

Apart from some light surface dirt, the picture is in good overall condition and ready to hang.
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Catalogue Note

There is a view of the rue de Rivoli and the Louvre on the reverse of this work.

Valery Koshlyakov is best known for his installations and large scale paintings on cardboard that are suspended from the ceiling. He also "draws" with tape directly on gallery walls.

Koshlyakov's use of these techniques developed out of a practical necessity during periods of national deficit, and were inspired by the artist's work as a designer in the poorly-funded Theatre of Musical Comedy in Rostov-on-Don, where he learnt to create imaginative sets from whatever materials were to hand. Moreover, these innovative techniques helped Koshlyakov avoid the status of an outsider in Moscow art circles, which above all valued an intellectual undertone in figurative painting and saw in fine art "the treachery of the Salon".

Amongst his favoured subjects are monuments and landmarks in Russia and Europe. The artist maintains that he finds inspiration in 'history' and as such claimed in an interview in May 2006: ''I'm trying to step back from the requirements for being contemporary''.