Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 1940s.
My artist friend Boris Taslitzky (1911-2005) always used to say “when I paint a flower, I paint the portrait of a flower”. And this is exactly what Issaiev does, as well.
I like the play of light in the windows and curtains.,the elegance of it. I imagine a figure – her head is just above the flower, but this may just be my imagination.
Issaiev was born in the Ukraine in 1891 and initially studied in Odessa with highly respected Ukrainian masters. After fighting in WW1, he emigrated initially to Belgrade and came to Paris in 1925. He exhibited in numerous international exhibitions in Brussels, Belgrade, Paris and New York.
Just or reference, a not too dissimilar floral still life by Issaiev was in the collection of Alberto Giacometti and sold at auction for the equivalent of £ 5500 in 2009.
The painting measures 46 x 38cm alone, the overall franed size is 61 x 53 cm
Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 1940s.
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Nicolas Issaiev Russian Cubist Still Live Ca 1940 Oil on Board Antique Painting
