Impression Exlibris (1970) Painting by Jacques Hnizdovsky
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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind)
Painting,
Ink
on Paper
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Dimensions
11x7.1 in
Dimensions of the work alone, without framing: Height 3.9in, Width 2.4in - Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
- Framing This artwork is framed (Frame + Under Glass)
- Categories Paintings under $1,000 Calligraphy Animal
Yakov Gnezdovsky often depicted plants and animals on his wood works. The main reason for this was that the artist lacked the necessary funds to pay for sitters after moving to New York. However, what was initially only a forced substitution later became his main and favorite subject.
One of the artist's favorite "models" is a sheep from the Bronx Zoo that posed for one of Gniesdowski's most famous prints, Sheep. This print was featured on the poster for Gniezdowski's highly successful exhibition at the Lumley Cazale Gallery in London.
Becoming a popular subject, the artist placed the image of sheep on an exlibris in which these sheep observe each letter.
It is worth noting that at one time two of his works decorated the study of US President John F. Kennedy in the White House.
Also, works by Jacob Gnezdowski are held in numerous museum and private collections around the world, including the Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.), the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the University of Delaware, the University of Washington, and the Nelson Rockefeller Collection (S.N.). At one time the artist created an ex-libris of the Harvard College Ukrainian Seminar, part of which became the logo of the Ukrainian Research Institute of Harvard University
Author - Yakov Gnezdovsky
Material - Paper
Decoration - wooden frame and glass
Period of creation - 1970
Dimensions (W*H) - 2.36"x3.94" / 6*10cm
Style - Modernist
Creation technique - Xylography
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Very Small PaintingXylographyVintage PaintingModernist VintageSheep Painting
Jacques Hnizdovsky was a Ukrainian-American painter, printmaker, graphic designer, illustrator and sculptor.
He was the youngest of seven children and the only member of his family that was able to emigrate to the west.
He began his fine arts studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Germany's invasion of Poland and bombardment of Warsaw forced Jacques to flee Warsaw and continue his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb.
Hnizdovsky has exhibited widely and his works are in the permanent collections of many museums worldwide. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has a large collection of his prints, as does the University of Mount Olive in North Carolina, which presumably has the largest collection of Hnizdovsky prints worldwide.
Hnizdovsky's prints frequently depict flora and fauna, and there are several reasons for him largely shifting his focus from the human form. His first few years in the United States were marred by financial difficulties, language difficulties and a creative crisis. But what at first were merely substitutes for the human form. later became his most cherished subjects. He was well known in all the botanical and zoological gardens in New York, where he would find subjects willing to pose at no cost. At the Bronx Zoo, he found many models that were willing to pose "for peanuts". Andy, the orangutan, who opened the Ape House of the Bronx Zoo when he was just a baby, was one of Hnizdovsky's favorite models. When Andy died, the Bronx Zoo immediately purchased the Hnizdovsky woodcut in remembrance of Andy. Another favorite Bronx Zoo model was the sheep. Hnizdovsky's The Sheep would become his best known print, illustrating the poster for his very successful exhibition at the Lumley Cazalet Gallery in London. This poster, incidentally, can be seen in the kitchen scene of the film The Hours.
Hnizdovsky designed numerous book covers and illustrated many books. He also designed several postage stamps and a souvenir sheet for the Ukrainian Plast postal service.
Jacques Hnizdovsky died in Bronxville, New York, and is buried at the Lychakivskiy Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine. His archives are housed at the Slavic and Baltic Division of the New York Public Library.
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Nationality:
UKRAINE
- Date of birth : 1915
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists, Represented by a Gallery,
- Groups: Professional Artist Ukrainian Contemporary Artists Artists presented by a gallery