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Fine Art
Devastated by War
- ID:
- 795
- Inventory number:
- Гр-109 КН-7743
- Type:
- Graphics
- Techniques:
- etching, aquatint
- Dimensions:
- 64x44 cm
- Author:
- Yurii Syrotenko
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Yurii Heorhiiovych Syrotenko was a Ukrainian graphic artist. Born on January 18, 1924 in the city of Sumy. In 1952 he graduated from the Kharkiv Art Institute. His teachers were O. Kokel, P. Kotov. He worked in the field of easel painting and graphics. Member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine starting in 1961. He participated in republic exhibitions starting in 1957, all-Union exhibitions starting in 1955. Among his works there are the series "Kharkiv Tractor Plant" (1956), a series of color lithographs based on Taras Shevchenko's poem "Gaydamaky" (1961 to 1964), "From the Patriotic War" (1965), "Into a New Life" (1967), "The Proprietors" (1969 to 1971). He lived and worked in Kharkiv. He died in 2010.
- Date of creation:
- 1965
- Preservation:
- complete preservation
- Location:
- unknown
- Provenance:
- Transferred by the Directorate of Art Exhibitions of the Ministry of Culture of the Ukrainian SSR. Act No. 1405 dated 03/16/1972.
- Date of record to the inventory book:
- 06.04.1981
Item description from the inventory book:
Against a sky background — a relief depiction of a woman in profile. Her head is tied with a scarf. She holds two children by the hands. At the lower right under the image — the artist's signature and date; at the left — "Devastated by War"
