Lot 228: Arkady Remennik (1928- ), Russian GIRL UNDER THE

Arkady Remennik (1928- ), Russian GIRL UNDER THE APPLE TREE; Tempera on cardboard on panel; signed in cyrillics and dated 17.3.62 lower left, signed and titled in cyrillics and dated 1962 to artist's label verso. Unframed. 41.3" x 29.1" - 105 x 74 cm.

Provenance: Family of the artist, Toronto

Exhibited: This work was exhibited at Manezh Hall, Moscow in 1962 and in 1990 Literature: This work is recorded in the exhibition catalogue: New Reality From Manezh to Manezh (Novaya Realnost Ot Manezh Do Manezha), printed by Soviet Artist an exhibition held in Moscow in 1990, the anniversary of the historical exhibition of the Bielutin Studio held in 1962. This important exhibition was the first show of abstraction influenced by Malevich and Kandinsky since the 1920's when this style was officially repressed and prohibited by Stalin. This historic exhibition was closed down by the Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and since then the group remained underground. This work is illustrated in the newspaper review of the artist's works published in, Vesti, February 24, 1997, p. 6. Note: Remennik studied under Ely Mikhailovich Bielutin at Moscow Polograph Institute from 1956-1962. He was a member of the Soviet Union Society of Artists since 1975. Arkady illustrated more than 1000 books for the largest printing houses in Moscow. Remennik was one of the first Russian artists to join Bielutin's studio called "New Reality" (Novaya Realnost).