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ANDRÉ LANSKOY (1902 - 1976)

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Les soucis des insoussiants, 1960 Oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled and dated on reverse Oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled and dated on reverse 95 x 144 cm 37 13/32 x 56 11/16 in. A certificate of authenticity from the Comité André Lanskoy, dated April 14, 2023, will be given to the buyer. PROVENANCE Private collection, France André Lanskoy was a Russian painter of the New School of Paris, born in Moscow in 1903 and dying in Paris in 1976. His paintings are recognizable by their particularly vibrant colors. He enlisted in the White Army in 1919, which, after several deployments, brought him to Paris in 1921, a city he never left. Self-taught, he moved from figuration to abstraction between 1935 and 1941, during which time shapes became colored blobs under his brush. André Lanskoy is a Russian painter who was part of the New School of Paris, he was born in 1903 in Moscow and died in 1976 in Paris. His paintings are recognizable by their particularly vivid colors. He joined the White Army in 1919, which, after several deployments, brought him to Paris in 1921, a city he would never leave. Selftaught, he switched from figuration to abstraction between 1935 and 1941, during which period shapes became colored spots under his brush.