Acrylic on canvas
Germany/USA, 1999
Nikolai Makarov (b. 1952) - Russian painter and graphic artist, lives and works in Berlin
Artist monogram ‘NM’ in red lower left
Dimensions: 84,5 x 59 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: Mimi Fertz Gallery, NY (Gallery Label & Certificate); Private Collection, Switzerland
Characteristic painting by Nikolai Makarov, whose motifs always appear somewhat blurred in the tradition of sfumato; paintings by Makarov fetch up to €90.000 at international auctions
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The involvement of the art and tradition of Old Master paintings can almost always be recognized in a particular way in the works of Berlin-based artist Nikolai Makarov, be it in terms of subjects or techniques, which he eventually reworks with his own creative means. His images appear, standing in the tradition of Sfumato, as if they are covered by a veil or surrounded by a foggy haze. In the painting presented here, Makarov grants a glimpse of a shadowy, dim interior. By sensitive, accentuating lighting the artist focuses on the space as well as the central subject, the chair.



The painting bears the artist's monogram lower left ‘NM’ in red and is overall in very good condition. Verso on the canvas with gallery label by Mimi Fertz Gallery, NY and enclosed certificate. The dimensions of the stretcher measure 84.5 x 59 cm. The framed dimensions are 88.5 x 63 cm. The frame shows slight signs of wear.



Nikolai Makarov (b. 1952)

Nikolai Makarov was born in Moscow. He moved to East-Berlin in 1975, where he studied German philology, History and Slavic studied at Humboldt University. From 1984 until 1987, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna as a master pupil of Werner Klemke and Rudolf Hausner, one of the most important representatives of Fantastic Realism. In 1988, Makarov became a member of The Society of the Artists of Vienna. During this period he created the cycle ‘The late Freedom’, which gained him first recognition. After Berlin’s reunification he took an active role as one of the first Russian artists in the cultural dialogue in Berlin-Mitte, for example by founding an art and culture club in Linienstraße. He spent a considerable amount of time in New York during the 1990s, which gained him the breakthrough in the US. Here he co-worked with the art direction of film productions, for example ‘The Devil’s Advocate’. The actors Al Pacino and Pierce Brosnan are some of the collectors of his art. Makarov opened the exhibition space Stilles Museum Berlin also in the 1990s, where he was able to exhibit his installations. He is the director of the art association StillLeben e.V. since 1992 and the president of the Sergej Mawrizki Foundation since 2000. The artist has already taken part in many national and international solo and group exhibitions. Works of him are in the possession of American, Russian and German museum collections, such as the Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, the Berlinische Galerie, the Checkpoint Charlie Museum in Berlin, as well as the Harvard University Collection in Cambridge. (cru)

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