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On Duty

ID:
803
Inventory number:
Гр-117 КН-7754
Type:
Graphics
Material:
paper
Techniques:
autolithography
Dimensions:
52x64 cm
Author:
Borys Hinzburh

Borys Naumovych Hinzburh was a Ukrainian graphic artist. Born on June 21, 1933 in the city of Kryvyi Rih, in 1952-1958 he studied at the Kyiv Art Institute under O. Pashchenko. He worked in the field of easel and book graphics, and from 1957 participated in exhibitions. Hinzburh was the creator of the series "About People of Labor" (1957-1958), "People of the Seven-Year Plan" (1960-1961), and "T.G. Shevchenko" (1961-1962), as well as illustrations for the works of L. Ukrainka (1962) and T. Shevchenko (1963). He participated in exhibitions from 1957. Hinzburh lived and worked in Kyiv and died on October 23, 1963.

Date of creation:
1963
Preservation:
The paper darkened a little
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:
Hip-length depiction of a young woman. Torso turned three-quarters to the left. She wears a white headscarf, a white blouse, and a work coat thrown over her shoulder. At the lower left — a telephone set. Below the image on the right — the artist’s signature and date; on the left — "On Duty. Autolithograph"