Natalya Nesterova
Waiter with oysters, figurative, colorful
2020

About the Item

A painting depicting a male waiter showcasing a plate with a dozen of oysters placed in the plate and two slices of lemon in the center of the plate. The plate covers the lower half of the man's face that only his eyes are visible. The background is painted in blue, implying that he is by the ocean. Oil on canvas Natalya Nesterova, a figurative artist, became a member of the Artists’ Union of the USSR in 1969, a short year after graduating from Moscow’s Surikov Art Institute. She was soon considered a leading member of the left wing of the Union, and at age twenty-two took part in the exhibits of the Young Moscow Artists. Creating works in a figurative primitivist manner while often depicting grotesque imagery, Nesterova was sometimes accused of undermining the foundations of Russian professional artistic training. The appeal and popularity of her work seemed only enhanced by such critiques. Nesterova returns often to the theme of fate and enlightenment with religious connotations and elements of theater. At the opening of her major 1992 retrospective at the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, Nesterova was asked to explain the meaning of her works. In halting English, she explained that she wants the viewer to find their own meaning in her work.

Creator:

Natalya Nesterova (1944 - 2022, Russian)

Creation Year:

2020

Dimensions:

Height: 20.01 in (50.8 cm)Diameter: 20.01 in (50.8 cm)

More Editions & Sizes:

50.8 cm x 50.8 cmPrice: $8,500

Medium:

Canvas,Oil

Period:

2010-