Nicolai Cikovsky Paintings
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.(Biography provided by Lincoln Glenn)
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Artist: Nicolai Cikovsky
"Boats at Dock, Montauk" Nicolai Cikovsky, Long Island Fishing
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in New York, NY
Nicolai Cikovsky
Boats at Dock, Montauk
Signed lower right
Oil on canvasboard
20 x 24 inches
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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Mid-20th Century Modern Nicolai Cikovsky Paintings
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"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
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1960s Modern Nicolai Cikovsky Paintings
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“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 Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
“Bouquet in Pitcher”
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on artist canvas board by the well known artist Nicolas Cikovsky of a vibrant floral bouquet. Signed lower right. Condition is very good. The painting is housed in its original frame. Overall framed measurements are 21.75 by 17.5 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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1960s Post-Modern Nicolai Cikovsky Paintings
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Board, Canvas, Oil
"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 Paintings
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Panel, Oil
Girl with a Lute
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Lawrence, NY
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 Institute, 1921-1923. Thus he came of age during a period of momentous cultural, political, and social upheaval.
In the aftermath of the civil war, he left Russia and emigrated to the United States in 1923, exhibiting in that year in New York City at the Charles Daniels Gallery and, in the early 1930s, the Downtown Gallery and the Whitney Museum of American Art. In 1942, Cikovsky began spending summers on Long Island, New York, in the North Sea area, where he moved permanently in the late 1970s.
Best known for his plein air landscapes of bucolic Hampton Bays, NY and figurative works, Cikovsky was lauded for his ability to infuse his art with feeling, capturing the spirit of a place. In Long Island he was one of the Hampton Bay Group of artists.The informally noted leader of the group was dramatic and acclaimed Blaue Reiter,Futurist- Expressionist fellow Russian artist David D. Burliuk. Emigre artists who would later be involved in the group came to America around the same time but under different circumstances. Burliuk and Cikovsky left an unhospitable Bolshevik Russia following Worl War II , arriving here in 1922 & 1923, respectively. The Soyer twins, Moses and Raphael, arrived as youngsters in 1912, fleeing Tsarist anti-Jewish persecution. John Graham (b. Ivan Dombrovski) and Arshile Gorky (formerly Vosdanig Adoian) arrived in 1920 in search of a place to make a living as artists. George Constant arrived from Greece in 1910 seeking an art education. Once in New York, these artists sought out places to exhibit their work. Ultimately, the downtown Manhattan gallery scene united them with many other artists emigre artists.
Cikovsky was a member of New York City institutions, including the National Academy of Design (Associate 1968; Academician 1970); National Institute of Arts and Letters; and Society of Painters, Sculptors, and Cikovsky’s works were exhibited & won prizes in the most important exhibitions of the day, including the Brooklyn Museum's 1926 International Exhibition of Modern Art, the National Academy of Design & Art Institute of Chicago annuals, and at the NY World’s Fair...
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1940s Realist Nicolai Cikovsky Paintings
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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 Paintings
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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 Paintings
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Oil
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 Paintings
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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, figure, still life and portrait painting, printmaking.
His mural "Irrigation," and "Gathering Dates" is at the Department of Interior, Washington, D.C. (WPA, GSA)
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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Mid-20th Century American Modern Nicolai Cikovsky Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“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 Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
"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 Paintings
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Canvas, 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...
Category
1950s Impressionist Nicolai Cikovsky Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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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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NICKOLAI CIKOVSKY
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RUSSIAN-AMERICAN, C.1940
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Nicolai S. Cikovsky
1894-1984
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