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Painterly Composition
Painterly Composition is an oil painting by the Art Informel artist Aleksandr Drevin. It dates from 1921 and is held in the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery.
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Overview
Painterly Composition is a 1921 oil painting by Aleksandr Davydovich Drevin, a Soviet artist of Latvian origin.
Subject & Meaning
The painting is an abstract composition featuring geometric shapes in a black, white, and gray palette, creating a sense of depth and texture.
Technique & Style
Drevin employed varied brushstrokes, juxtaposing smooth and flat areas with rough and textured ones, to add visual complexity to the work, characteristic of the art informel movement.
History & Provenance
The painting is part of the Tretyakov Gallery's collection. Drevin was executed during the Great Purge, a period of significant repression in the Soviet Union.
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Artist
Aleksandr Davydovich Drevin (Latvian: Aleksandrs Rūdolfs Drēviņš; Russian: Александр Давыдович Древин; 15 July 1889 – 26 February 1938) was a Latvian and Soviet painter.
