Anatole Krasnyansky - Plancha bronce macizo autenticada, sellada y numerada

Anatole Krasnyansky (1930-2023)

- Plancha bronce macizo autenticada con sellos de edicion y numerada 5 de 650.

Sello "Hecho a mano Wendell August"

Medidas: 22.5 x 22.7 cm.

Se envia certificado y protegido.

The world of art has lost one of its brightest talents with the passing of the great Ukrainian artist Anatole Krasnyansky. The renowned painter passed away on March 10, 2023, and is survived by his wife, Nelly, his daughter, Rimma, and his legions of admirers.

“Anatole was more than an artist—he was family to us,” said Marc Scaglione, President of Park West Gallery. “So many collectors know him for his famous paintings of masks, but, in contrast, when you met him, Anatole was completely authentic and kind-hearted. Our friendship and partnership spanned decades, and the legacy he leaves behind is one of passion, heart, and artistic excellence unlike anything the world has ever seen.”

Krasnyansky was born during a turbulent period in European history. Shortly after his birth in 1930 in Kyiv, his father passed away from leukemia. Less than ten years later, his family had to flee the invading German army by escaping to Stalingrad, then later to Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In 1947, Krasnyansky returned to Kyiv, where he studied at the Kyiv State Art Institute and the Leningrad Academy of Art, receiving his masters in architecture in 1953.

Now living and working in the Soviet Union, Krasnyansky was invited to work on the restorations of important national buildings, including the Potemkin Palace, the Marble Palace, and the Hermitage Museum. In Ukraine, he designed the Central Medical Emergency Building and the Polytechnic Institute Subway Station, as well as hospitals, art pavilions, exhibition installations, and monuments.

Krasnyansky married Nelly Koshevatsky in 1957 and, in 1966, Nelly gave birth to their daughter, Rimma. In 1975, his family left the U.S.S.R. for the United States. His awareness of the interdependence of architecture, sculpture, painting, and applied art would shape his career in his new country. Krasnyansky became a background artist and set designer for major television and movie studios, including ABC, CBS, and Universal Studios.

It was in the United States where Krasnyansky first began pursuing fine art as a career and quickly distinguished himself with his hard work and artistic excellence. From its earliest manifestations, Krasnyansky’s art always centered around dualities: old and new, history and imagination, structure and surrealism.

“Anatole escaped Communism with little more than the paintbrushes he had hidden in boots, found success in set design in Hollywood, and then became one of the more iconic fine artists of the past fifty years,” said John Block, Park West’s Executive Vice President.

As an artist, Krasnyansky had two distinct styles. One was inspired by his work as an architect, which showed off the naturalistic beauty of Eastern European buildings. The other was more surreal and expressive, featuring masked figures that embodied the artist’s philosophy that “life is a masquerade.”

But, regardless of his subjects or aesthetic, Krasnyansky’s artwork was always marked by the artist’s own profound humanity. In his words, “My art is not about politics—it’s about the human soul.”