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Nahum Tschacbasov
“J. Edgar Hoover”

1971, 1972

$8,500
£6,455.02
€7,415.61
CA$11,983
A$12,740.40
CHF 6,889.62
MX$151,550.95
NOK 86,302.33
SEK 78,819.71
DKK 55,397.14

About the Item

Unique mixed media satirical painting of J. Edgar Hoover by the Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Consisting of paper cutout collage and oil paint on prepared canvas. Signed and dated twice, 1971 and 1972. Condition is good. Provenance: Estate of the artist Nahum Tschacbasov. Housed in a new custom gold leaf frame 50 by 33 inches. Biography: Russian-American artist Nahum Tschacbasov (1899-1984) is known for his cubo-surrealistic works which feature a strong psychological element. Some of his work bears a resemblance to work of another Russian-American artist--David Burliuk. He was somewhat of a late starter, moving to Paris in 1932 to study under Adolph Gottlieb, Marcel Gromaire and Fernand Leger. He had his first exhibition in Paris in 1934. He then returned to the US where he joined Rothko and Gottlieb at the Galery Seccession. He was one of the co-founders of The Ten, a group of social conscious abstract painters which included Rothko, Gottlieb, Joseph Solman and Ilya Bolotowsky, among others. In 1944, he began to work at Stanley Hayter's Atelier 17, a center for surrealistic ideas. Between 1936 and 1943, he had five one-man exhibitions at the ACA Galleries and participated in five group shows. He also exhibited at the Whitney, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Knox Albright Museum, the Chicago Institute of Fine Art and Corcoran, among others. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Met, the Whitney, the Brooklyn Museum and the Jewish Museum. Tschacbasov has been the subject of two recent retrospective at Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock, NY and by my own gallery, Arthur Kalaher Fine Art, Southampton, New York. He was the subject of a retrospective at the National Arts Club entitled: "Nahum Tschacbasov: A Retrospective."
  • Creator:
    Nahum Tschacbasov (1899-1984, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1971, 1972
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 44 in (111.76 cm)Width: 27 in (68.58 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Some slight damage to pink striped paper, wrinkling with several small tears in paper. Otherwise condition is good.
  • Gallery Location:
    Southampton, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1415139932

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