Nikolay Manuylov "Kuk" Oil Painting of Surreal Creature, Mid to Late 20th C.

Item Details

Nikolay Manuylov “Kuk” (Russian, born 1934)
Surreal creature, mid-late 20th century
Oil on canvas
Unsigned

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 venues 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

- notable accretions; debris to frame and canvas; craquelure; fraying to edges of canvas; grime; scuffing to edges and sides of canvas; gouging, finish loss, accretions; scratches and extreme joint loosening to frame; canvas is not secured properly to frame and there is gapping where the edge of the frame meets the canvas.

Dimensions

- measures frame.

• Item not examined outside of mounting.

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Item #

ITMGS52577