Boris Solotareff Ink and Graphite on Paper "At the Park"

Item Details

Graphite on paper, Ink Wash

An ink and graphite on paper drawing by listed artist Boris Solotareff (1889-1966) titled At the Park, dated 1940. On cream colored paper, the work depicts a recumbent figure with an arm raised, bent at the elbow, resting a hand on their head. The work bears an estate stamp to the upper left. Two gallery labels are present to the verso. Under a single layer of off-white mat, the work is presented under glass in a decorative silver tone frame.

Born in Romania, Solotareff received his formal art training at the Munich Academy of the Fine Arts and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. While in Munich, Solotareff was exposed to the Munich Secession, a group of visual artists who sought to defend and promote their art against increasingly conservative views in Germany. His Munich period would impart his continual use of a sense of comfort called gemütlichkeit in his works. Solotareff would later move to the United States, where he remained longer than any other country. He was exhibited widely and often during his lifetime. Today, his works can be found in many private collections.

Condition

- minor scuffing to paint on frame.

Dimensions

- measured in frame; image size measures 4.5" W x 3" H.

Item #

16MOR003-122