In both her portraits and striking figurative paintings, internationally renowned artist Anastasia Kurakina seeks to deeply probe a subject beyond what can be purely represented in a given piece.
Born in Moscow in 1987, Kurakina spent her childhood surrounded by art, poring over books about the Italian Renaissance at an early age. Her love of art led her to study at several prestigious art schools including the Academy of Fine Arts of Russia, the Academy of Fine Arts Rome, where she obtained a master’s degree in fine art and, in 2018, the Sorbonne University in Paris.
In her figurative, abstract and interior paintings, Kurakina uses rich colors and provocative shapes to explore a bit more than what is eventually represented on the canvas. Throughout her artistic career, Kurakina’s expressive figurative and nude watercolors have garnered critical acclaim, with many critics drawing comparisons to the styles of such masters as Gustav Klimt, David Hockney and others. Since her first exhibition in Moscow in 2005, she has participated in shows around the world, including galleries and museums in Los Angeles, Mexico, London, Milan and elsewhere.
Kurakina’s works are held in the collections of the Nonantola Benedictine Museum and Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art, the Centro Nazionale di Studi Manzoniani, the International Museum of Humor in Art in Tolentino and more.
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Nude Man - Oil Painting by Anastasia Kurakina - 2012
By Anastasia Kurakina
Located in Roma, IT
Nude man is an original contemporary artwork, realized in 2012 by the emerging artist Anastasia Kurakina. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Good conditions Signed and dated on...
Oil
$2,779Sale Price|30% Off
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Francesco - Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2015
By Anastasia Kurakina
Located in Roma, IT
Francesco is a superb original oil on canvas realized in 2015 by Anastasia Kurakina . Signed and dated on the lower right margin. In excellent conditions. This Contemporary artw...
Oil, Canvas
$1,270Sale Price|25% Off
H 8.39 in W 49.34 in D 0.04 in
Romeo and Juliet - Oil Painting by Anastasia Kurakina - 2010s
By Anastasia Kurakina
Located in Roma, IT
Romeo and Juliet is an original contemporary artwork, realized in 2010s by the emerging artist Anastasia Kurakina. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Good conditions. Not sign...
Oil
$759
H 6.7 in W 5.12 in D 0.79 in
A Woman - Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2018
By Anastasia Kurakina
Located in Roma, IT
A woman is a contemporary artwork, realized in 2018 by the emerging artist Anastasia Kurakina. Mixed colored watercolor and china ink drawing on panel. Good conditions. Hand signe...
Canvas, Oil
$1,798Sale Price|30% Off
H 39.38 in W 47.25 in D 0.79 in
Occupied - Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2010s
By Anastasia Kurakina
Located in Roma, IT
Occupied is an original oil painting on canvas, realized in the 2000s by the emerging artist Anastasia Kurakina. Signature, title, technique, on the back. Very good conditions. ...
Oil
$1,751
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Circus - Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2019
By Anastasia Kurakina
Located in Roma, IT
Circus is an original oil painting on canvas, realized in 2019 by the emerging artist, Anastasia Kurakina. Signed and dated in black ink on the back. This original painting represe...
Oil
$4,555
H 35.44 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in
Splash - Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2015
By Anastasia Kurakina
Located in Roma, IT
Splash is an amusing and ironic original oil painting realized in 2015 by Anastasia Kurakina . Signed and dated in red China ink on the lower left margin. In good conditions. This...
Canvas, Oil
$794
H 7.88 in W 5.12 in D 0.4 in
Beyond What You Desire - Watercolor by Anastasia Kurakina - 2016
By Anastasia Kurakina
Located in Roma, IT
Beyond What You Desire is a watercolour realized by Anastasia Kurakina in March 2016. The little artwork is in good condition and with vivid colors. No signature, but titled and da...
Oil