Lot 210B
Wladimir Njemuchin (Also Vladimir Nikolaevich Nemukhin - Russian, 1925-2016). Set of 4 porcelain plates, No. 1-4, Villeroy & Boch, ca. 1980s. Each signed (some also initialed) in glaze on front and back. Each numbered on the verso. A set of four signed, limited edition porcelain plates by Russian Constructivist Wladimir Njemuchin for Villeroy & Boch. Each plate presents a vibrant aesthetically exciting design by Njemuchin, delineated in an appealing color palette of red, black, and white. The set includes: No 1 - "As" (Ace); No 2 "Valet de Carreau" (Jack of Diamond); No. 3 "Joker"; and No. 4 "Carreau" (Diamond). All are ready to wall mount, and come in their original boxes. In addition, they are accompanied by the original brochure featuring a brief biography of the artist. Size: each plate is 12" in diameter (30.5 cm)
About the artist: Wladimir Njemuchin studied under P.E. Sokolov who was an assistant to Kazimir Malevich, as well as under Pavel Kuznetsov from 1942 to 1945 Both men were revered teachers at the Stroganav School. Njemuchin would become a successful Russian Constructivist artist who was associated with the Lianozovo Group along with colleagues Oscar Rabin, Valentina Kropivnitskaya, and Lidiya Masterkova. His work rejected Social Realism and was primarily abstract. According to Julia Tulovsky of the Zimmerli Art Museum, "Nemukhin is best known for his abstract still lifes with playing cards, fragments of card tables, and fighting cocks ... In a majority of cases, these symbolize accident, intrigue, and indeterminacy, contrasting with the doctrine of predetermination demanded by the Soviet establishment. Nemukhin intends his structures, surfaces and symbols to reveal the spiritual, the unreal, the emotionally obscure, and the existential." (Source: "Vladimir Nemukhin and Boris Sveshinkov Featured in Exhibitions at the Zimmerli Art Museum". Art Daily. Retrieved 21 December 2012.)
Njemuchin's art is held in elite museum collections including: the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, the State Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow), the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), the Ludwig Museum (Cologne), among others. In addition, the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Soviet Nonconformist Art (Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, New Jersey) holds approximately 100 pieces of his art.
Provenance: private Olhao, Portugal collection
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- Condition: Overall excellent save a few slight (near invisible) surface scuffs. Each plate is signed (some also initialed) in glaze on front and back. Each is numbered on the verso. All are ready to wall mount. Held in original Villeroy & Boch boxes. Boxes show normal age wear but are intact. Accompanied by original brochure featuring a brief biography of the artist.
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