LEV NUSBERG | Electromagnetic Field

signed and titled in Cyrillic and dated '62' on the reversegouache on paper Lev Nusberg founded the ‘Dvizhenie’ (‘Movement’) group in 1962, which counted among its members a number of architects and artists, including Francisco Infante. He is often termed a ‘kinetic artist’ which is perhaps best expressed in his own words: 'I want to work with electromagnetic fields, with pulsating plasma blobs in space, with the movement of gases and liquids, with glass and all kinds of optical effects, with the change of temperature and different smells and, of course, with the music.' In 1976 he emigrated to Germany and took part in a number of exhibitions in Western Europe. Four years later he moved to the United States. Original works by Nusberg appear very rarely on the market; the only other Nusberg offered at Sotheby’s also came from the Bar-Gera collection.

Ashdod, Art Museum Ashdod, 'Persecuted Art & Artists under Totalitarian Regimes in Europe During the 20th Century', 22 June - 21 September 2003, illustrated on p.208 and listed on p.281 of the catalogue

There is slight wear to the corners, the upper edge is slightly uneven and there is some minor creasing in places. Some very minor paint loss is visible in the top left corner. The sheet is hinged to the mount in the corners. Held in a simple wooden frame behind plexiglass. Unexamined out of frame.
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