Lot description
Mark Kremer (Russian, born 1928) "Swamp. Evening." 1998 Oil on canvas, signed lower right corner, also signed and dated on verso in Cyrillic. Decorative gilt wood frame; matted. Image measures approx. 15-1/4" x 19-1/2"; framed overall approx. 23-1/2" x 27-1/2". Mark Kremer was born in St. Petersburg, Russia (1928) into a family of artists. His father was a painter, which brought out his talent for painting. Mark Kremer graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts named after Il`ia Repin). Today Mark Kremer is one of the most talented masters of modern Russian fine arts (a member of the Russian Academy of Arts, Merited Artist of Russia). The artist paints landscapes, still life, portraits and thematic paintings. His landscapes bring out the beauty of RussiaÆs midland, give a sense of the countryÆs vastness. The landscapes of Mark Kremer are executed in the traditions of Russian landscape painters; among them Kuinji, Boris-Musatov, and Rylov. Highly indicative of his work are still life compositions and so-called ôwindowsö. Windows of Mark Kremer are ôwindows opened into the worldö. [bidding/details]