Shimon Okshteyn (Ukrainian, b.1951)

LOT ID: 62293

Who is the Vacuous Man?, 1987

Oil, Mixed Media, on canvas

54 х 58 in. cm.

Signed, lower right, signed and dated again on verso.

Lot description

"Who is the Vacuous Man" (1987) is a museum-level large-scale painting by famed Russian Post-Modern painter Shimon Okshteyn (Russia, b. 1951).

This work has been featured in select international Museum and gallery shows world-wide, including in 1987: "Shimon Okshteyn: Works from 1970-1987", Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield MA; 1989-90:"Transit: Russian Artists between the East and West" (Travelling Museum Exhibition to the following Venues): New York, Eduard Nakhamkin Fine Arts (1989)/Hempstead, Central House of Artists (1990)/Moscow, Central House of Artists (1990)/State Russian Museum, Leningrad (1990) and most recently in 2007: "Shimon Okshteyn, Dialogue with Objects: Retrospective Exhibition" at The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. The artist and his works have been widely published as a major example of the surreal, figurative paintings that define the artists oeuvre. This painting measures 54 x 58 inches unframed (137.2 x 147.3 cm) is professionally and archivally framed to dimensions 57 x 61inches (137.2 x 147.3 cm). The painting is in excellent condition.

Shimon Okshteyn was born in 1951 in the town of Chernovitz, part of the Ukraine in what was then the U.S.S.R. Okshteyn's study of art began at an early age and reflecting tremendous artistic promise, he was accepted into the renowned Odessa Art Academy at the young age of 19, where he received his degree in Painting in 1970. From 1972 onwards the artist participated in more than twenty group and one-man exhibitions in major museums and public galleries in the Soviet Union, Europe and the U.S. In the spring of 1980, Okshteyn emigrated to the United States. In his new environment, Okshteyn's art went through a phenomenal stylistic transformation as his imagination was captivated by the bewildering variety of life offered in America. Okshteyn's provocative forms and bold colors coupled with conceptual and artistic innovations place him among the most successful Russian artists working today.

Literature and Catalogue Raisoneé
Literature and Catalogue Raisoneé
Publication:

Literature: Borovsky, Bowlt, Dodge, Flomenhaft, Gusev, Levkova-Lamm, Roditi, et al.,Transit: Russian Artists between the East and West(Exhibition Catalogue), Eduard Nakhamkin Fine Arts, New York, Hempstead, Leningrad (illustrated p. 82). Shimon Okshteyn, Dialogue with Objects, Saint Petersburg, Palace Editions, 2007.
Condition Report
Condition Report
Current lot doesn't have any damage.
History and Provenance
History and Provenance
Provenance:
The Artist.
Eduard Nakhamkin Fine Arts, NY
Acquired from the above by Present Private Collection, US.

Exhibition:
This painting has bee exhibited at:
1987: "Shimon Okshteyn: Works from 1970-1987", Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield MA.
1989-90:"Transit: Russian Artists between the East and West" (Travelling Museum Exhibition to the following Venues):
-New York, Eduard Nakhamkin Fine Arts (1989)
-Hempstead, Central House of Artists (1990)
-Moscow, Central House of Artists (1990)
-State Russian Museum, Leningrad (1990).
2007: "Shimon Okshteyn, Dialogue with Objects: Retrospective Exhibition". The State Russian Museum. St. Petersburg, Russia.
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