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"Study for Feast of the Leviathan"

Creator: Nahum Tschacbasov
Offered by: Arthur T. Kalaher Fine Art

Description
Original mixed media study for the “Feast of the Leviathan” painting done by Nahum Tachacbasov a year later in 1956. Illustrated in the Don Goddard book on Tschacbasov page 42 and 43. The study is signed twice lower left and right and dated 1955. Condition is excellent. Presently unframed. Framing options are available. Recently professionally matted in off white mat. Overall matted size is 30 by 24 inches. Provenance: The estate of the artist Nahum Tachacbasov.

Biography :
Russian-American artist Nahum Tschacbasov (1899-1984) is known for his cubo-surrealistic works which feature a strong psychological element. Some of his work bears a resemblance to work of another Russian-American artist--David Burliuk. He was somewhat of a late starter, moving to Paris in 1932 to study under Adolph Gottlieb, Marcel Gromaire and Fernand Leger. He had his first exhibition in Paris in 1934. He then returned to the US where he joined Rothko and Gottlieb at the Galery Seccession. He was one of the co-founders of The Ten, a group of social conscious abstract painters which included Rothko, Gottlieb, Joseph Solman and Ilya Bolotowsky, among others.

In 1944, he began to work at Stanley Hayter's Atelier 17, a center for surrealistic ideas. Between 1936 and 1943, he had five one-man exhibitions at the ACA Galleries and participated in five group shows. He also exhibited at the Whitney, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Knox Albright Museum, the Chicago Institute of Fine Art and Corcoran, among others. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Met, the Whitney, the Brooklyn Museum and the Jewish Museum.

Tschacbasov has been the subject of two recent retrospective at Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock, NY and by my own gallery, Arthur Kalaher Fine Art, Southampton, NY. He was the subject of a retrospective at the National Arts Club entitled: "Nahum Tscacbasov: A Retrospective” in 2013.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Acrylic paint, gouache and watercolor on archival paper
Condition:	Excellent
Creation Date:	1955
Styles / Movements:	Abstract Expressionism, Modernism
Incollect Reference #:	734121

Dimensions

W.	19.5 in;	H.	25 in;	D.	0.25 in;
W.	49.53 cm;	H.	63.5 cm;	D.	0.64 cm;

Message from Seller:

Arthur T. Kalaher Fine Art, located in Southampton, NY, offers a curated selection of traditional and contemporary works, including pieces by the Peconic Bay Impressionists and the estate of Nahum Tschacbasov. For inquiries, contact 631.204.0383 or visit arthurkalaherfineart.com.