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*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "City life"
* ARTISTS: Selsky Roman Yulianovych* SIZE: 60x80 cm/'23.62x31.49 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, cardboard
* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection
* CONDITION: we tried to convey the maximum information with the help of photos about this productAbout the artist: Originally from Sokal (Galichyna). Son of lawyer, translator Yuliyan Selskyi and his wife Julia Stockel (German: Stockel).Due to constant changes in the father's place of work, the family often moved, eventually settling in Lviv. The father wanted his son to become a lawyer, but while studying at the gymnasium, Roman met the teacher Leon Dovzhytskyi, who was the first to notice the young talent and realized that he was interested in art.One day, his friends brought him to Oleksa Novakivskyi, who was already known at that time. Later, Selsky brought him paintings for correction, became his student.Since the age of 18, he has been studying in the drawing class at the Lviv Art and Industrial School. In 1922 (19 years old) he entered the Krakow Academy of Arts, the workshop of Professor Julian Megoffer, and two years later - the workshop of Professor Jozef Pankiewicz.In 1925 he went to Paris. There he met and became friends with Mykola Hlushchenko. In 1926, he married Margit Reich, an artist from Lviv. Goes with her on a wedding trip to Corsica.Member of ANUM and participant of its exhibitions; sea ("Port", "Sea", "Fishing Harbor") and mountain (a series from Montenegro, 1969-1971) landscapes; portraits; still lifesCo-founder and first chairman (1929-1930) of the artistic group "Artes".Contemporary trends in European art, especially surrealism, were reflected in his work. In addition, the influence of abstractionism is visible in R. Selskyi's work, especially in the late work of the artist.His paintings are in the collections of Kyiv, Lviv and Warsaw museums.Since 1947, he has been a teacher at the Lviv Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts.House of Villagers in LvivMemorial plaque in honor of Roman and Margit (Maria) SelskyHe was married twice. The first wife was Margit Reich, the second was Agnes Bachynska (since 1982), he had no children.
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Oil painting City life Selsky Roman Yulianovych
Estimate $19,950-$28,500
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