Harlequin and Columbine (1998) Painting by Zoya Lerman

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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Painting, Oil on Canvas

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One of a kind (OOAK / Original Artwork)

One-of-a-kind works of art are also known as “OOAK” artworks. This means that every work of art is unique and there will never be another identical one.
Dimensions Height 35.4in, Width 23.6in
Artwork's condition The artwork is in good condition
Framing This artwork is not framed
Categories Paintings under $5,000 Impressionism Love

The painting "Harlequin and Colombina" was created by Ukrainian artist Zoya Lerman in 1998. It represents an image of two dancing figures depicted in the artist's unique style.

Zoya Lerman: Several Reasons Why Her Paintings Are Valued Among Collectors:

Unique Style: Zoya Lerman was a distinct representative of Ukrainian nonconformism in painting. Her artistic style and unique world of sensitivity set her apart from other artists of her time.

Historical Significance: Zoya Lerman's creative activity took place during a period dominated by socialist realism in the Ukrainian art scene. Her resistance to conformity and the creation of her own artistic world became significant in the history of Ukrainian art.

Rarity: Zoya Lerman's paintings are not widely available, and their scarcity adds to their value. Most of her artworks are preserved in museums and private collections.

Growing Demand: As the interest in Ukrainian art continues to rise, the demand for Zoia Lerman's paintings is likely to increase, potentially contributing to their growing value.

Artistic Quality: Zoya Lerman's paintings are known for their lyricism, sensitivity, and emotional undertones. Her characters are graceful, poetic, and plastic, making them aesthetically valuable.

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Zoya Lerman

Ukraine

Zoya Lerman was a Ukrainian painter who lived most of her life during the Soviet era. She was born in 1934, at a time when Socialist Realism had taken hold in the Soviet Union, and art was expected to serve the interests of the authority. As a non-conformist artist, Lerman struggled to assert her artistic voice and create her unique world of sensuality on canvases. She was part of the second wave of the avant-garde, the underground, which emerged in Ukraine in the 1960s and 1980s as a form of radical resistance against totalitarianism and Soviet authority.
Lerman's paintings full of lyricism, sensuality, and emotional undertones, portraying feelings and states, such as joy, passion, sadness, lightness, and pleasure. She was known for her portrayal of ballet dancers in her works, and her characters were plastic, graceful, and poetic. Lerman loved to use bright colors to emphasize the imagery of her work. But her most unusual paintings were the "white" ones, where she painted on a white canvas with white paint to create entire plots with contours and shades only, as white meant love in her ideal world.
Zoya Lerman's paintings are stored in various collections, including the National Art Museum of Ukraine, Museum of Modern Art of Ukraine, and private collections in Europe, the USA, and Israel. Her altruism, kindness, and artistic voice will continue to be remembered by the art world, making her a unique representative of Ukrainian non-conformism in painting.