Bidspirit auction | ANATOLE KRASNYANSKY ”LONE SAXOPHONE #11”

ANATOLE KRASNYANSKY ”LONE SAXOPHONE #11” PAINTING - Original mixed media acrylic and watercolor painting on handmade Japanese paper by listed artist, Anatole Krasnyansky (CA, NY, 1930 - 2023), signed lower left and titled ”Lone Saxophone #11” on the verso, dated 2007, registration number 213288.0001. Features a colorful harlequin court jester running with horn. Art measures 23” h x 17.5” w presented in a frame measuring 39” x 34”.  Artist bio: Anatole Krasnyansky is a Ukrainian-American artist who has gained prominence by pioneering a new watercolor technique. Krasnyansky has become known worldwide for his surrealist masked figures. Krasnyansky's work has been exhibited at the Dalzell Hatfield Galleries in their exhibition ”International Watercolor Masters”, along with works from Marc Chagall, Camille Pissarro, and Diego Rivera. Krasnyansky's work has been featured in exhibitions at Stanford University and UCLA and has also been shown in solo exhibitions in Japan and around the United States. Anatole began working as a scenic artist for ABC and CBS, including the production of two Academy Awards shows. He subsequently became a set designer for Universal Studios (credits including The Blues Brothers and Battlestar Galactica) and the Stage Art Director for the Odyssey Theatre.