LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

47.24 in. (120.00 cm.) (height) by 31.50 in. (80.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed in Armenian and dated '62' (l.r.)

Condition:

unframed

Exhibited:

Leningrad, Exhibition of works by young Leningrad artists, Leningrad Artists Union, 1962In Zakaryan's early works, the principles of primitivism combined with a distinctive subtle palette and particular treatment of form became somewhat of a manifesto of the artist's open expression and freedom of painting. A superb example of this period, Self Portrait with Muse, was in 1962 in an exhibition dedicated to works by young Leningrad artists and received harsh criticism for the artist's commitment to early 20th century avant-garde traditions and denial of ideologically enforced realistic methods which dominated the Soviet art scene at the time (Khudozhnik, no. 10, 1962, pp. 28-29)

Literature:

G. Arbuzov, "Nesostoyavsheesya novatorstvo," Khudozhnik, no. 10, 1962, p. 28, illustrated

Provenance:

The artist's family