CHARLESTON SC NATIONAL DESIGNER & FINE ART
Lot 93:
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Large Igor Medvedev Acrylic Painting of Greek Architecture Measures 60" tall 48′ wide and 2" deep Weight 17 lbs. **In house shipping available on this lot** If you win this lot, please select self arranged for in house shipping when paying** Provenance: A noted national interior designer. Igor Medvedev is a Ukrainian painter born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in 1931. Igor and his family left their home in 1943 after Germany invaded Russia and settled in Germany. His artistic interest was encouraged by Anatoly Martinov, a local artist that lived nearby. The family lived in Munich, where Igor sketched townscapes and learned sculpture and bronze casting. William Sudduth -a personnel at the United Nations Relief Administration- was impressed with Igor?s abilities and helped his family move to the United States of America. Igor was granted a scholarship to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, where he studied art history from 1948 to 1951. He furthered his education at the University of Berkeley, earning a Master?s degree in 1953.Igor held fifteen solo exhibitions in Germany and several more in the United States. In 1977, he married Marina and relocated to San Francisco, where he started exhibiting at popular galleries. Igor?s works are on display in galleries in Russia, such as the Chinatown and the Flute. He died in February 2015.
Condition: good, small flake near top
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