MAY 2023 DECORATIVE & FINE ART SALE

A NIKOLAI USHIN RUSSIAN SOVIET ABSTRACT PAINTING, 1930S

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Start price: $500

Estimated price: $800 - $1,100

Buyer's premium:

Ushin Nikolay Alekseyevich (Russian, Soviet, 1898- 1942), abstract pastel on paper painting "Composition with the setting sun, " 1930s. Certified by the artist’s inheritor on the back side.Note: Nikolai Alexeyevich Ushin was a Soviet graphic artist, theatre designer and book illustrator. Born in Saint Petersburg, Ushin studied in the Academy of Fine Arts in 1923–1928. In the 1920s Ushin began designing theatrical decorations for scenic performances. He creatively adapted the themes of medieval Russian painting and Palekh miniature. Ushin in particular illustrated the Russian translation of One Thousand and One Nights published in eight volumes by Academia. His illustrations for One Thousand and One Nights were awarded a gold medal at the 1937 Paris Exposition. Ushin also made lithographs and bookplates. Ushin’s works are kept in several Saint Petersburg museums.

Dimensions: 20 x 17 5/8 in., (50.8 x 44.7 cm.)

Condition: Perfect, framed under glass.