Bidspirit auction | Obrosov Igor Pavlovich (1930-2010) ”By

Obrosov Igor Pavlovich (1930-2010) ”By the sea” 1956. Cardboard, tempera, 34x51 cm. There is a donation inscription. - The work ”By the Sea” belongs to the early period of Igor Obrosov's work and conveys the feeling of freedom and renewal of everyday life characteristic of the 1950s. The laconic composition is based on large color planes and a clear rhythm of silhouettes: the figures of vacationers, the coastline and the sea space are reduced to generalized forms, so that the scene does not sound like a genre sketch, but as a whole decorative image. The tempera emphasizes the dullness and density of the colorful layer, enhancing the feeling of ”dry” light and air of a seaside day. The restrained palette, where warm body tones correlate with cold blue and gray-sand, creates a calm, contemplative mood and captures a moment of rest — quiet, almost stopped in time. The donation inscription gives the work additional individuality and value as an object with a personal history of existence, enhancing its collector's appeal. Igor Pavlovich Obrosov (1930-2010). Painter, teacher. Full member of the Russian Academy of Arts (1997). People's Artist of the RSFSR (1983). Laureate of the USSR State Prize (1989) and the State Prize of the Russian Federation (2000). He graduated from the Moscow Higher School of Art and Industry (formerly Stroganov). A vivid representative of the ”harsh style”. The artist's works are in the State Tretyakov Gallery, the State Museum of Fine Arts, and the Russian Academy of Arts.