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ALEKSANDR DEINEKA (1899-1969)
The item was sold for 78 000 €
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ALEKSANDR DEINEKA (1899-1969)
The two friends
Bronze
36.2 x 19.5 x 14 cm
14 ¼ x 7 5/8 x 5 ½ in.
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Southeast France
The Two Friends offers the vision of two female bodies that although not particularly sensual, show a certain strength and vigor. The woman in the front stands proudly upright holding the woman in the back with a protective hand behind her shoulder. Deineka skilfully sculpts the bulging muscles of the legs and arms. The proud faces participate in this demonstration of character. The patina, subtly golden in some places, brings a charm to these two women and makes Deineka an essential Soviet artist.
ALEKSANDR DEINEKA
An iconic artist of the USSR, Aleksandr Deineka grew and evolved through the Soviet regime. Although he began his career in the Russian avant-garde, it was in socialist realism that he found his way. Supported by a regime that provided for him and his needs, Deineka
Deineka was the opposite of the lonely and cursed artist of the West. The USSR commissioned many works from him and thus put his art at the service of Stalinist propaganda. His talent is diverse and varied: paintings, frescoes, posters, sculptures, all mediums allow Deineka to present the regime in its best light. Among his preferred means of expression, he made sport one of his favourite subjects, relying on the Soviet ideology praising a healthy body and excelling in the representation of athletic bodies. Devoid of eroticization, these modeled bodies are those of trained athletes, hardened sportsmen, hard-working workers, they are people of the people.
The two friends
Bronze
36.2 x 19.5 x 14 cm
14 ¼ x 7 5/8 x 5 ½ in.
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Southeast France
The Two Friends offers the vision of two female bodies that although not particularly sensual, show a certain strength and vigor. The woman in the front stands proudly upright holding the woman in the back with a protective hand behind her shoulder. Deineka skilfully sculpts the bulging muscles of the legs and arms. The proud faces participate in this demonstration of character. The patina, subtly golden in some places, brings a charm to these two women and makes Deineka an essential Soviet artist.
ALEKSANDR DEINEKA
An iconic artist of the USSR, Aleksandr Deineka grew and evolved through the Soviet regime. Although he began his career in the Russian avant-garde, it was in socialist realism that he found his way. Supported by a regime that provided for him and his needs, Deineka
Deineka was the opposite of the lonely and cursed artist of the West. The USSR commissioned many works from him and thus put his art at the service of Stalinist propaganda. His talent is diverse and varied: paintings, frescoes, posters, sculptures, all mediums allow Deineka to present the regime in its best light. Among his preferred means of expression, he made sport one of his favourite subjects, relying on the Soviet ideology praising a healthy body and excelling in the representation of athletic bodies. Devoid of eroticization, these modeled bodies are those of trained athletes, hardened sportsmen, hard-working workers, they are people of the people.