Lev Tchistovsky, 1902-1969
Reclining Nude
Watercolour over pencil on paper
37.5 by 53cm, 14¾ by 20¾in.
Private collection
He met Irena Klestova in Venice, at the end of the twenties. She was also a pupil at the Saint-Petersbourg’s Fine Arts School, and she was already exhibiting her paintings at the Salon des Independants in Paris. Lev Tchistovsky settled in Paris in Montparnasse’s district and married Irena. In his studio on Impasse du Rouet, he rubbed shoulders with Andre Breton and Tamara de Lempicka.
Member of the Salon des Independants in 1930, Lev Tchistovsky was exhibiting there regularly. His portraits and nude figures constituted the most of his abundant production. The classic realism of his works depicted erotism and sensuality of the women of his time.
During his whole career, he was inspired by Mythology that will give him a great inspiration. Passionate by icons, Lev Tchistovsky was preparing, just before he died, a publication about icons technique.
He died in 1969, in his house in Cénevières in the Lot French department. His wife gave a lot of his paintings to the Urbain Cabrol local Museum. There are many of his art works in the Ermitage Museum in Saint Petersbourg. Robert Maxwell, magnate of the press, also bought some of his paintings. More on Lev Tchistovsky
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