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Hermitage Fine Art

120 - SERGEI KUKURUZA (1906–1979) Red Army soldiers skiing signed …
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Estimate €200 - €250
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Description
SERGEI KUKURUZA (1906–1979) Red Army soldiers skiing signed and dated in Cyrillic in pencil ‘S. Kukuruza 1935’ (bottom right), titled in Cyrillic (bottom left); stamp of the Igor Dichenko collection (on the reverse) woodcut on an illustration 17.5 x 12 cm (image), 26.5 x 19.5 cm (sheet) Created in 1935 Provenance: Collection of Igor Ditchenko (Ihor Dychenko, 1946–2015), collector, art historian and Soviet and Ukrainian painter, one of the leading theorists of the Ukrainian avant-garde, Kyiv. Private collection, Europe. Sergei Vassilievich Kukuruza was a Soviet, Ukrainian and Kazakh graphic artist. He studied at the Kiev Institute of Fine Arts before completing his training at the Surikov Institute of Fine Arts in Moscow, where he graduated in 1940 with a series of illustrations of works by Nikolai Gogol. A victim of political repression, he was exiled to Aktobe (Kazakhstan), where he worked as a theatre set designer and art teacher before being officially rehabilitated in 1972. A member of the Union of Soviet Artists from 1958 and the sole representative of that institution in the Aktobe region for many years, he was also the first artist in Kazakhstan to master the technique of colour linocut and to introduce the art of bookplates there. His work celebrates the landscapes of Kazakhstan and his native Podolia, as well as the legacy of Taras Shevchenko, to whom he dedicated several major series of prints. At the buyer’s request, we would 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 lots provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for guidance 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 FINE ART: 19th-century art, Modern and Contemporary art, Eastern European art, Icons
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Auction time 07/14/2026 at 2:30 PM
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