Painting Next to antiquity, artist Kublik Mikhail, 1991 - sold

Painting by the outstanding Ukrainian painter Mikhail Alekseevich Kublik, whose artistic heritage is a conceptual chapter in the Ukrainian fine arts. The title of the work is "Next to Antiquity". In this work the artist depicts a still-life with the objects of the ancient world of the Ukrainian people - on the right hand there is a "stone babas" (kurgan stelae - Polovtsian stone woman, also called Scythian stone woman, over 5000 years old), on the table there are clay vessels of the Tripolye culture period (over 5000 years old). The artist colorfully conveyed sacral attributes and presented a conceptual vision of the historical past.

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As we know, Dnepropetrovsk National Museum of History named after D.I. Yavornytskyi - has the largest collection of Ukrainian "stone babas" (more than 80 stone structures). These sights are more than 5000 years old and today is the greatest cultural heritage of the Ukrainian people. On the photo - Dmytro Yavornytskyi and "stone baba" (kurgan stelae), 1913.

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Once you see Kublik's style, you'll remember it forever. That is how you can characterize Mikhail Alekseevich's work. There is a trace of both Cézanne and Gauguin, but the artist himself declares the original style. Critics often note Kublik M.A. as an outstanding Ukrainian Cubist, his paintings are conceptual. Looking at Kublik's pictures viewer falls in love with nature. This is the artistic legacy of the artist - to make the viewer fall in love with the world around us. And Kublik Michael perfectly copes with this task for over 40 years.

Among other things, pictures Kublik MA enlarged format - an average of 100 * 100 cm, which gives even more pleasure, as to fill the interior, and for gifts. To this day, the master pleases his fans with new ideas, takes an active part in exhibitions, the master paintings are exhibited in galleries and museums, are sold at auctions and adorn prestigious collections in Ukraine and far abroad.

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Auction sales:

- the painting "Easter. Year 1917", auction "Art Torg" (Prague, Czech Republic) from February 16, 2019, lot № 0110 - estimate $1,000 - $1,500;

- the painting "Flowers and Apples", auction "Jasper52" on October 21, 2020, lot № 0049 - estimate $9,800 - $14,000.

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Kublik Mikhail Alekseevich - born January 18, 1948, in the city of Dnepropetrovsk. Ukrainian painter. Also known as a master of watercolor painting.

Professional education he received in Dnepropetrovsk Art College named after V. Vuchetich and the Leningrad Higher Art and Industrial College named after V. Mukhina, in 1971 he graduated from Art and Graphic Department of the Leningrad Pedagogical Institute named after A. Herzen (St. Petersburg).

Participated in exhibitions: regional (since 1976), national (since 1980). Since 1990 active personal exhibitions in many Ukrainian cities (Dnepr, Kiev, Kamyanets-Podolsky, Berdyansk, Petrykovka).

Works of the artist are in the Dnepropetrovsk Art Museum, Dnepropetrovsk Historical Museum, Museum of Ukrainian Painting (Dnepr), Dnepropetrovsk National Museum of History. D. Yavornitsky and in private collections in Ukraine and abroad.

Check out the online catalog of Kublik's works in our article - "Kublik Mikhail - representative of Ukrainian Cubism".

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