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Ivan Kurach
Constructivist of Futurist gouache painting

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Ivan Kurach (1909 – 1968) Ukranian-Italian lived and studied in Italy. Russian Constructivist or Futurist style work on paper. there is some creasing to the paper but it should lay flat when framed. Well known both in Europe and in the United States, his paintings are found in famous private collections and in museums all over the world. He spent most of his time between his studios of New York City and Milan, Italy. His work is another example of how very modern technique and sensitivity can freely fuse into the rigid rule of the most beautiful Italian pictorial tradition. A soldier in World War II, he was a faithful interpreter of that tragic period; with gray and somber colors, with sad visions, he portrayed those days with force and meaning. Born in the Ukraine, Kurach (or Kuracie) studied in the academies of Lviv, Warsaw, and Berlin. He then moved to Italy, continuing his studies in Rome and then Milan. Despite his emigration, the Ukraine and her people never left his art.
  • Creator:
    Ivan Kurach (1909 - 1968, Swiss, Ukrainian)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)Width: 11.82 in (30 cm)
  • Medium:
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  • Condition:
    there are a couple of creases in the paper. should not be visible when matted and glazed.
  • Gallery Location:
    Surfside, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU38210485632
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