Oleg Tselkov

Acquired directly from the artist by George Costakis

Original canvas. The paint surface is dirty. There is a small area of restoration to the lower left quadrant and further areas of infilling to the left thigh of the woman. There are flecks of paint loss to the upper right quadrant approximately 10cm from the right edge and a further spot to the right of the man's face. There are light scratches to the surface in the upper half of the canvas. UV light reveals retouching to the aforementioned areas. Held in a brown wooden frame with a loss to the upper right corner. Unexamined out of frame.
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'Tselkov is an extraordinary phenomenon... Following the artistic traditions of the 'avantgarde' in the matter of spirit, Tselkov also goes beyond the framework of the real. It makes Tselkov's art so dynamic that like such recognised artists as Francis Bacon and Richard Lindner to whom the artist is akin in his inner tensions and his ability to evoke protest, his paintings don't tolerate the company of other paintings but demand separate display.'
George Costakis, 1979