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Hermitage Fine Art

230 - YURI SEMASH (1948–2010)
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
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Description
YURI SEMASH (1948–2010) Abstract composition signed in Cyrillic and dated ‘1967 / Y. Semash’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 90.2 × 70 cm Painted in 1967 Painted in 1967, when the artist was just nineteen years old, this work is an early example of Yuri Semash’s experimentation with surrealist imagery and abstraction. Born in Berdiansk, Ukraine, in 1948, Yuri Petrovich Semash studied art in Dnipropetrovsk and Leningrad. He was associated with the Leningrad underground art movement and Soviet non-conformism, exploring philosophical and existential themes through surrealist compositions. In 1985, Semash was admitted to the Union of Artists of the USSR. Following a successful solo exhibition in Düsseldorf in 1990, he moved to Switzerland in 1991, where he continued to live and work until his death in 2010. At the buyer’s request, we shall be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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About the sale From 19th-century art to modern art, Eastern European art, icons, Camille Pissarro, Jean-Baptiste Olive, Lynn Chadwick, Léon Bakst.
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Auction time 10/27/2026 at 2:30 PM
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