Nikolay "Kuk" Manuylov Surrealist Oil Painting of Man and Bird, 2001

Item Details

Nikolay Manuylov “Kuk” (Russian, born 1934)
Surrealist man and bird, 2001
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated to lower left
Inscribed illegibly to verso of canvas

Both a painter and sculptor, Moscow-born artist Nickolay Manuylov, also known as ‘Kuk,’ began his career as a non-conforming underground artist in the midst of Stalin’s USSR. Following Stalin’s death, he and his late wife Ludiya Kirllova among other artists, no longer faced jail for creating art, although vanues still prevented them from exhibiting their work. During the Russian invasion of Crimea, Ukraine, Kuk emigrated to the United States and has been exhibiting his work in museums and other art venues. Kuk’s unique Surrealist art is recognizable for its stylized figures, often featuring hybrid creatures, mythological content and Biblical themes.

Condition

- canvas unsecured to frame; accretions to paint; nicks and abrasions to frame; handling wear and finish residue to verso of frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; canvas measures 23.5" W x 15.5" H.

• Item not examined outside of mounting.

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Item #

ITMGQ60751