Nicolai Cikovsky Art
American, Russian, 1894-1984
Nicolai Cikovsky arrived in New York in 1923 with impressive academic credentials, having studied in his native Russia at the Vilna Art School, Penza Royal Art School, and Moscow Higher Technical Art Institute. He quickly gained representation with the Charles Daniels Gallery, which exhibited only the most promising modern artists. Best known for his landscapes—especially of Long Island—and figurative works, Cikovsky was lauded for his ability to infuse his canvases with mood, capturing a spirit of place.
Cikovsky's works were featured—and often won prizes—in some of the most important exhibitions of the day, including the 1926 International Exhibition of Modern Art at the Brooklyn Museum, National Academy of Design and Art Institute of Chicago annuals, and the New York World's Fair. Other exhibition venues include New York's Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Carnegie Institute, among many others. He was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and the Society of Painter, Sculptors, and Engravers. In addition to his painting, Cikovsky served as an instructor at the Cincinnati Art Academy, Art Institute of Chicago, Art Students League, and Corcoran School of Art.to
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Artist: Nicolai Cikovsky
original lithograph
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1951 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1951 Spr...
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1950s Nicolai Cikovsky Art
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Lithograph
Modernist Floral Oil Painting Roses, Flowers in Vase WPA Artist Nicolai Cikovsky
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Surfside, FL
framed: 23 x 19.75
image: 15.5 x 11.5
Nicolai S. (Nicola) Cikovsky (1894 - 1984) was active/lived in New York / Russian Federation. Nicolai Cikovsky is known for Shore landscape,...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Nicolai Cikovsky Art
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"On the Beach, " Nicolai Cikovsky, American Impressionism, Landscape Seascape
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in New York, NY
Nicolai S. Cikovsky (1894 - 1984)
On the Beach
Oil on panel
15 1/4 x 20 inches
Signed lower right
Provenance:
ACA Galleries, New York
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Nicolai Cikovsky Art
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Oil, Panel
Large Modernist Oil Painting Wild Flowers in Vase WPA Artist Nicolai Cikovsky
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Surfside, FL
Nicolai S. Cikovsky, (American, 1894-1984)
Floral Still Life
Oil on canvas. Hand signed (lower right).
Dimensions: canvas 27 x 22 in. frame 35.5 X 30.75
Nicolai S. (Nicola) Cikovs...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Nicolai Cikovsky Art
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Canvas, Oil
"The Artist and his Model"
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Southampton, NY
Here is a classic oil on canvas painting by Nicholai Cikovsky circa 1960 of the artist and his model. Signed lower right. ACA gallery label verso along with Association of American Artists label verso. Original handcarved frame with wear. Overall size framed 43 by 36 inches.
Cikovsky was born in Russia in 1894 where he studied at the Vilna Art School, 1910-1914; the Penza Royal Art School, 1914-1918; and Moscow High Tech Art...
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1950s Modern Nicolai Cikovsky Art
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Oil
$8,500 Sale Price
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"Garden Splendor"
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas painting by the Russian/American artist, Nicolai Cikovsky. Signed lower left. In good unrestored condition. Housed in custom made wood and lemon gold gilt frame. Overal...
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1940s American Modern Nicolai Cikovsky Art
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original lithograph
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1952 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1952 Spr...
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1950s Nicolai Cikovsky Art
Materials
Lithograph
“Still Life with Fruit”
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautiful oil on canvas still life painting of fruit in a wicker basket by Nicolai Cikovsky. Signed lower right. Condition is very good. Circa 1945. The painting is housed in a contemporary gold leaf gallery frame. Overall measurements are 24.25 by 28.25 inches. Provenance: A Southampton, New York estate.
The well known and highly regarded landscape and figure painter Nicolai S. Cikovsky was born in Russia in 1894. He studied at the Vilna Art School, 1910-1914; the Penza Royal Art School, 1914-1918; and Moscow High Tech Art...
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1940s Modern Nicolai Cikovsky Art
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Canvas, Oil
“Bouquet in Porcelain Pitcher”
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on artist board painting of a bouquet in porcelain pitcher by the American artist Nicholai Cikovsky. Signed lower right. In good condition. In contemporary gold leaf frame 27 b...
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1950s American Modern Nicolai Cikovsky Art
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Oil, Board
$1,875 Sale Price
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“Bouquet by the Sea”
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on artist board original painting by the well known American artist, Nicolai Cikovsky. Thick vibrant colors with a vase of flowers, a banjo and a notebook with photographs with a rough sea as the background. Circa 1940. Condition is very good.
Overall framed in a circa 1960 frame, 23 by 27.25 inches.
Landscape and figure painter Nicolai S. Cikovsky, 1894-1984, was born in Russia, where he studied at the Vilna Art School, 1910-1914; the Penza Royal Art School, 1914-1918; and Moscow High Tech Art...
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1940s American Modern Nicolai Cikovsky Art
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Canvas, Oil, Board
$4,800 Sale Price
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Fisherman on the River, Painting by Nicolai Cikovsky
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fisherman on the River
Nicolai Cikovsky, Russian-American (1894–1984)
Date: 1949
Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right
Size: 24 x 30 in. (60.96 x 76.2 cm)
Frame Size: 35 x 41 i...
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1940s American Impressionist Nicolai Cikovsky Art
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Canvas, Oil
Nicolai Cikovsky Mid Century N.Y. Park Stream
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nicolai Cikovsky: 1894-1984. Listed artist who was born in Pinsk Poland which is now part of Russia. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1923. In 1942 he started spending summers on Long Isl...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nicolai Cikovsky Art
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Oil
Still Life of Fruit and Flowers
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Missouri, MO
This is a beautiful impressionist still life by the great Russian artist, Nicolai Cikovsky.
Canvas Size: 20 x 30 inches
Framed Size: approx 24.5 x 34.5
Signed Lower Right
Landscape and figure painter Nicolai S. Cikovsky, 1894-1984, was born in Russia, where he studied at the Vilna Art School, 1910-1914; the Penza Royal Art School, 1914-1918; and Moscow High Tech Art...
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1950s Impressionist Nicolai Cikovsky Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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BIOGRAPHY
Nicolai Cikovsky (10 December 1894 — 1987) was a Russian-born American painter and artist. He was involved with Hampton Bays Art Group, Long Island, New York, along with David Burliuk, John Graham, Milton Avery, the Soyer twins Raphael Soyer, Arshile Gorky, and Moses Soyer.
He is known for his calm decorative landscapes and portraits, the style of which can be described as "modernist realism".
Early life and education
Nicolai Cikovsky was born Nicolai Stepanovich Cickowsky on December 10, 1894, in Pinsk, Russia. He was artistically inclined from a young age. From 1910 to 1914, he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Vilna with Chaïm Soutine, and from 1914 to 1918, at the Penza Royal Art School, where he met artist Vladimir Tatlin.
He then served as an artist-agitator in the Red Army, taught painting at the State Free Art Studios in Yekaterinburg (along with Russian painter Aleksandr Labas).
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