Nikolai Konstantinovich Kalmakov, 1873-1955

Estimate

40,000 - 60,000 GBP

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Description

Nikolai Konstantinovich Kalmakov
the triumph of man
signed with cypher t.l. and dated 1927
oil on board
155 by 85cm., 61 by 33Ѕin.

Exhibited

Paris, Palais Galliera, June 1971, No. 49

Literature

L.Caruana, ‘Kalmakoff: The Forgotten Visionary’, The Visionary Revue: On-line Journal of Visionary Art, Paris, Spring 2004, issue 3 http://visionaryrevue.com/webtext3/kal7.html, illustrated

Catalogue Note

The Triumph of Man was the central panel in a series of 24 paintings commissioned by author Héliodore Fortin to decorate the interior of the Chapelle Fortin du résurrectoire. The nightmarish imagery of the decoration was inspired by Fortin’s book Bible of Spirits.