Provenance
A gift from the Artist; by descent
Note: This work was painted at André Lhote's Academy in 1954. Born in Ukraine, he first trained at the School of Fine Arts in Belgrade (Yugoslavia), which he attended from October 1921 to July 1925. In October 1925, he joined Paris where he becomes a pupil of André Lhote in his Painting Academy, 18 rue d'Odessa (14th arrondissement of Paris). Soon after he became a French citizen.
From 1926, he was massier of this Academy and assistant to André Lhote until his death in 1962. In 1933 he made three gouaches to illustrate a manuscript calligraphed by Guido Colucci of the short story "Un crime" by Ivan Bounine.
Until 1965, he was professor of painting at the Academy.
From the 1930s until his death, he occupied a workshop at 278, boulevard Raspail in Paris in the Montparnasse district.