Poliakoff Nicolas (1889 - 1976) – Bust Of A Woman – Pastel – Workshop Sale

Bust of a nude woman made in pastel, large format. The general appearance of the woman evokes the 1930s. The body is surrounded by a black line, standing out against a colored background. On the back of the work there is a stamp “Sale Nicolas Poliakoff”, indicating that the work belonged to the artist's workshop and was probably sold shortly after his death, in 1976.
Condition: Work in very good condition, clean . Slight original creases at the top of the work. A paper tear repaired on the back, invisible on the front. Given its fragility, the pastel is presented under a marie-louise with a deep red edge, and a glass. The modern frame is made of stuccoed and coated wood. Everything is very spectacular.

The artist
Nicolas Poliakoff is a Russian painter from the School of Paris. He is one of the representatives of the Cubist movement. Born in Ukraine on July 22, 1899, he initially trained at the School of Fine Arts in Belgrade (Yugoslavia), which he attended from October 1921 to July 1925. In October 1925, he moved to Paris where he becomes a student of André Lhote at his Painting Academy. From 1926, he was massier of this Academy and assistant to André Lhote until the latter's death in 1962. Until 1965, he was professor of painting at the Academy. From the 1930s until his death, he occupied a workshop at 278, boulevard Raspail in Paris in the Montparnasse district.
From the 1920s, his works were exhibited in personal and group exhibitions.

Work visible at the gallery (07240). ​​​​​​​
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