MacDougall Auctions 12-18 June 2008
12 June 2008
* 302. KHARITONOV, ALEKSANDR 1932-1993
Infinite Landscape signed, titled in Cyrillic and dated 1991 on the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 33 by 46 cm.
25,000-40,000
Provenance: Private collection.
Exhibited: Legends of the Russian Underground, MacDougall's, London, February-March 2008.
Literature: Catalogue of the Legends of the Russian Underground, February-March 2008, MacDougall's, London, p.45 illustrated.
His recognised style solidified during this period, and he devoted
the remainder of his life to creating distinctive Christian iconography.
His works started to include features of late symbolism combined
with a pointillist style (which he strongly denied was derived
from the impressionist technique), and subsequently late symbolism
combined with echoes of the medieval pearl embroidery that
he had seen in his youth.
We would like to thank Tatiana Sokolova-Kharitonova
for providing additional catalogue information.
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