Orest Kryvoruchko
Fort of Khotyn
1973

About the Item

Born on May 9, 1942, in the city of Chernivtsi. Graduated from the Moscow Higher Art and Industrial School (1972). Teachers in the specialty: A. Sklyarenko, I. Bogdashevsky, G. Vinogradov, B. Sofrino. He worked in the field of graphics and painting. The main industries are easel and industrial graphics, easel painting. He created book illustrations, theater posters, bookplates (more than 500), and graphic miniatures. The artist’s graphic compositions contain variations from classical art, a synthesis of stylization and modern formal ideas, laconicism. Experimented with printing techniques, used volume and color in engraving Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (1977). Honored Artist of Ukraine (2005). Awarded the Certificate of the President of Ukraine (2001). Participated in exhibitions: republican and international (since 1973). Personal exhibitions - in Chernivtsi (1976, 1981, 1988, 1992, 1999, 2002, 2006), Ulyanovsk (RF, 1981), Sumy (1985), Tallinn (1987), Riga (1988), Leningrad (now St. Petersburg, 1989), Suceava (Romania, 1990), Kaunas (Lithuania, 1999), and also mobile in Austria (1993-2004). Main works: “The Model” (1971), “My Grandfather” (1972), “Chernivtsi Roofs” (1975), “Khotyn Fortress” (1990), “Eclipse”, printmaking (1999); painting - “Still Life with Corn”, “Wedding Song” (1973); graphics - “Brigade”, “Semi-automatic pipe welding” (1977), “Icarus”, “Premonition” (1990), “Hetman (P. Sagaidachny)”, “Victorious”, “Nostalgia (In Memory of V. Archipenko)”, “ Cossack Mamai" (1991), "Philosophy of Texture" (1993), "Eclipse" (1999); bookplates - A. Krivoruchko (1980), “Gogoliana” (1984), “A. Dovbush" (1987), in the village of Kulmeshkenova (1992). The works are kept in the Chernivtsi Museum of Art and Local Lore, the Kiev Museum of A. Pushkin, and the Museum of Ukrainian Art in New York. Lived and worked in the city of Chernivtsi.

Creator:

Orest Kryvoruchko (1942 - 2021, Ukrainian)

Creation Year:

1973

Dimensions:

Height: 19.69 in (50 cm)Width: 27.56 in (70 cm)

More Editions & Sizes:

50 x 70 cmPrice: $1,529

Medium:

Egg Tempera

Movement & Style:

Modern