Rudolf KRIVOS - Orthodox icon

Gouache & Gold leaf signed, dated & titled in pencil on right part. Provenance : French private collection of Jean-Claude Brialy famous actor (1933-2007). Krivoš is associated with the founding and activities of Mikuláš Galanda's group, with its historical merit in rejecting socialist realism and in restoring the tradition of Slovak modern art. He is a fundamental figuralist. Already during his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts (1951-1956) at the Department of Figurative Art under prof. Ján Mudroch, he was interested in solving figural composition. “For their professional quality, authentic testimony and open attitude to a man and the world, the works by the artist Rudolf Krivoš (1933) became an integral part of the Slovak fine arts of the second half of the 20th century”. Klara Kubikova 1998