Description
Anatoly Zverev (Russian, 1931-1986)
Self-portrait, ink on paper, 29 x 20 cm. Signed by the artist on the bottom right.
Condition: wear.
Provenance
George Costakis Collection, Athens, Greece.
Catalogue notes:
ANATOLY ZVEREV (1931 – 1986) WAS AN INGENIOUS RUSSIAN ARTIST. HE WAS AND STILL IS THE LEGEND OF MOSCOW’S ART LIFE OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY. THE FAMOUS ART COLLECTOR GEORGE COSTAKIS CALLED ZVEREV “THE RUSSIAN VAN GOGH”, THE PAINTER ROBERT FALK SAID THAT “EACH TOUCH OF HIS BRUSH IS PRICELESS”. THE GENIUS OF ZVEREV IS POLYMORPHIC, COMPREHENSIVE AND INEXHAUSTIBLE (from AZ museum).