Andre Lanskoy (Count Andrei Mikhailovich Lanskoy)
 

Three years ago, on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Lansky and in the Pushkin Museum and its exhibitions GRM, one of the initiators of which was a French gallery owner Benoit Sapir (gallery "Minotaur"), Publishing House «Palace Edition» Catalog Lansky has issued a very interesting text. I recommend this edition, which is based on my real cheesy compilation, all interested in this artist.
Unfortunately, the early, figurative represented in it modestly. I tried to supplement their izobyurazheniyami that I could find on the Internet - I really like these works, and I am sure that today they are very undervalued.

Images:

1. "Banquet", in 1925, s /m, 54h81
2. "Barracks", 1927-28, x /m, 54х65
3. "Landscape", 1925, s /m, the size I do not know
4. "Landscape. South of France ", 1929, x /m, 60h81
5. "Urban Landscape", 1923, x /m, 65h92
6. "Composition (Interior)", about 1928, s /m, 65h81
7. "Cafe", 1927-28, x /m, 50h73
8. "Still Life", about 1930, s /m, 38h55
9. "Still Life. Flowers, fruits, 1927-28, x /m, 60h81
10. "Interior", 1927-28, x /m, the size I do not know

Andre Lanskoy (Count Andrei Mikhailovich Lanskoy) was born in Moscow in 1902
In 1919 he moved to Kiev and enlisted in the White Army, some time in the Crimea, and finally, in 1921, he was able to go to Constantinople and then to come to Paris. There he took a few lessons from Sudeikina, then began to attend the Academy Grand Shomer. At the same time, he made friends with Mikhail /Larionov and Chaim Soutine, who had a significant impact on Lansky in 1920-s ..
Soon he was discovered by a German collector and gallery owner, Wilhelm Uhde, who organized his first exhibition in 1925
In 1928 he met a collector Roger Dyutiytsolem, who for 15 years and bought almost all of Lansky.
After a long period of figurative painting Lanskoy gradually moved towards abstraction, his first abstract works dated 1938
The 1930 dates and friendship of Lansky with Nicolas de Stael - they are often seen together exhibited. This friendship was cut short suicide was in 1955, but after this Lanskoy maintained relations with his family steel until his death.
At the end of his life he gave lessons very young Kate Zubchenko, who became his faithful friend and has proven a very talented artist.
He died in Paris in 1976

Images:

"Two in the interior", 1927-28, x /m, the size I do not know
"Bouquet", 1935-37, x /m, 73x60
"Still Life with Fruit", 1927-28, x /m, the size I do not know
"Still life with bread and a bottle", 1927-28, x /m, the size I do not know
"Family Stage", 1938-40, x /m, 80h116
"Evening Fair", 1956, x /m, 73h100
"Composition on a black background", 1957-58, paper /gouache, 64,3 х25
"Written in the snow", 1956, x /m, 73x60
"Collage", 1956, paper, collage, 110h76
"Arrangement on the green", 1951-52, x /m, 114h146

Lansky and color:

"When should I mix the paint when needed, I am separating one from another - so that they fought with each other or even better, that reigned among them the deepest sincerity. Sometimes I impose them with fury, and sometimes - with affection, not knowing what awaits them in the role razvorachivayuschieysya drama.
"When the black in its place, other colors are a common language.

Images:

"Evening-guard, 1958, x /m, 97h146
"Composition on a red background", 1957-58, paper /gouache, 25h32
"Composition on a black background", 1957-58, paper /gouache, 24h32
"Confidence", 1960, x /m, 100h73
"Composition", around 1960, paper /gouache, 64h49
"Composition", around 1960, paper /gouache, 65h49, 5
"Composition", around 1960, paper /gouache, 65h49, 5
"Composition on a red background, around 1960, paper /gouache, 38h28
"The cruelty of the red, 1959, x /m, 195h98
"Adventure in the woods", 1961, x /m, 195h97

LCR, thanks. interesting and, in my opinion, very painful work

That's all. Here is just another phrase Lansky, who is completing a text on sovy Lanskoy Katia Zubchenko. This phrase struck me by its simplicity and enclosed in it the absolute truth: "The painting is one: this time".

Image:

"Multi-colored composition on a red background", 1975, mosaic, 140h100

He also had another young student-girlfriend - Natasha Kozina.
Natasha and Katya, in turn bosom friend-rival.

Yes, true:)

But during the illness nursed him Kate (whom I love very much and with whom I'm friends).

Figurative work Lansky no longer as undervalued and the best of them prices are already approaching 100tys. But they are certainly cheaper than abstractions.

black abstractions are the best! energy in them crazy! he had an ulterior motive for de Stael was able to influence!

But it became it became when completely freed from this influence (as well as the influence of marriage).
And in general, compare Lansky and Steel can only catalog Lansky, is not it? :)

And how do know that he count? I heard from one of the Gazetteer's Artists of the Russian emigration, that when they were preparing the first edition, looking for supporting documents and the county was not found.
Kate Zubchenko belongs to another is not devoid of poetic phrase, characteristic of his work: "I have the tail of a comet called School of Paris".

I have no documentary evidence of this, of course, no. But let the title of Count Andrei Mikhailovich: se non e vero e bene trovato, noting in passing that the barony Steel no one disputes - there is justice in the world:)

Very cool! Thank you!

Thanks also to Gallery Le Carre and Sapiro-senior, who at one time bought up most of the works Lansky, thus providing provenance for them. And the artist is indeed outstanding, with no means exhausted investment potential.

Rather, all the same he had a noble title. And is the Baron de Stael would consider another person who has appropriated to itself the title of a stranger:)?
Sometimes they write "a graduate of the Corps of Pages," according to other reports that he studied there for only one year in 1908, and he was born in 1902:) But if the fact of his enrollment there is true, it turns out his father was not lower than the general - Lieutenant:

Judging by the correspondence became part of his barony without any piiteta.
I think that in the case of imposture Lansky, they would have just drank together, laughed, and the issue would be closed.

It is said that once at a reception one man turned to Albert Marquet: "Monsieur le comte (monsieur )...", what he replied:" Pardon Monsieur, mais je suis Marquet "(" Excuse me, sir, but I Make - or "I Marquis" - the phrase is ambiguous, as the name Mark is pronounced almost the same as the "Marquis").

What the hell there titles when it comes to steel or brand, or even Lanskoy? They need those who have no talent:)