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Michel Moskovtchenko

Roussillon, France
Artist (Drawing, Sculpture)
Born 1935

Michel Moskovtchenko is a painter, sculptor, draughtsman and engraver born in Tarare (France) on January 6, 1935. Of Russian descent by his father, and French by his mother, a pianist and painter graduated from Springfield College (Massachusetts), Michel Moskovtchenko, if he was born in Tarare, knew until 1947 in Violay (Loire) "a happy childhood, surrounded by art books and music", in a countryside already mountainous. From elementary school, the Freinet method allowed him to engrave his first linocuts illustrating the school newspaper. After studying at the Modern and Technical College of Tarare, he worked as a draughtsman in a silk drawing workshop. At the same time, he attended the apprenticeship and evening classes of Louis Charrat and Pierre Pelloux at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon.

Between 1954 and 1956, Michel Moskovtchenko travels to the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia where he devotes himself to the study of the masters of engraving in museums. In 1960, he moved to the Luberon (France), where he initially worked mainly in drawing, but later became interested in engraving, in particular etching, which he began to work on in 1961 with the German painter and engraver Hans Hermann Steffens, who lived in the neighboring village of Gordes. His first solo exhibition was held in Lyon in 1961. 

Michel Moskovtchenko made several other very important trips: Sicily, Spain, Portugal, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Sweden... These trips inspired him to create a large canvas and a series of engravings which were presented at the International Contemporary Art Fair in Paris in 1983. Later, he created and animated a travelling intaglio workshop that they installed in various prestigious places: at the Maison de la Culture in Grenoble, at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon and at the Centre Georges-Pompidou in Paris in 1978. 

For the fascination of the line, the trees, the roots, the stones, the big austere walls, the forests and the arid cliffs which underlie his work, one speaks about him about "artistic geology". Jan de Maere situates Michel Moskovtchenko, with Ivan Theimer, among the leaders in France of the movement of the New subjectivity launched in 1975 by Jean Clair. For Philippe Brunel, "Moskovtchenko's motives finally clarify his state of mind. The trees present with a gnarled trunk the suffocating spectacle of their dry and tangled branches, undulating like lianas, or sometimes sharp as thorns. The same tormented aspect, the same complexity, the same violence can be found in his landscapes traced ruggedly, almost furiously, of stone hills and rare vegetation. There is nothing tranquil, nothing restful, nothing romantic either in these harsh, inhospitable landscapes. The spectator is not far from the sublime, however, when one conceives it as the feeling of smallness and finitude that man feels in front of the spectacle of the non-standard nature".

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Painting titled "Le Cirque de Mourrè…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork, Oil
Le Cirque de Mourrèze Hommage à Archiboldo - Painting, 39.4x28.7 in ©1974 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Expressionism, expressionism-591, Landscape
"Le Cirque de Mourrèze Hommage à Archiboldo"

Oil on Canvas | 39.4x28.7 in

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Drawing titled "BORDS DE SAONE à Co…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork, Pencil
BORDS DE SAONE à Collonges 1959 - Drawing ©2019 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"BORDS DE SAONE à Collonges 1959"

Pencil on Paper

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Drawing titled "LA PLAINE -vue-du-c…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
LA PLAINE -vue-du-castrum ROUSSILLON - Drawing, 12.8x19.7 in ©1961 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"LA PLAINE -vue-du-castrum ROUSSILLON"

Drawing on Paper | 12.8x19.7 in

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Drawing titled "CIEL D'ORAGE" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
CIEL D'ORAGE - Drawing, 13.2x20.5 in ©1963 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"CIEL D'ORAGE"

Drawing on Paper | 13.2x20.5 in

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Drawing titled "LES OCRES DE ROUSSI…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
LES OCRES DE ROUSSILLON 1959 - Drawing, 12.8x19.7 in ©1959 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"LES OCRES DE ROUSSILLON 1959"

Drawing on Paper | 12.8x19.7 in

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Drawing titled "ABBAYE DE SENANQUE…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
ABBAYE DE SENANQUE (détail) - Drawing, 13x19.7 in ©1959 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"ABBAYE DE SENANQUE (détail)"

Drawing on Paper | 13x19.7 in

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Drawing titled "DANS LES MONTS D'OR" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork, Other
DANS LES MONTS D'OR - Drawing, 12.2x17.7 in ©1959 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"DANS LES MONTS D'OR"

Drawing on Paper | 12.2x17.7 in

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Installation titled "LA PORTE" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
LA PORTE - Installation ©2018 by Michel Moskovtchenko -
"LA PORTE"

Installation

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Installation titled "DANSEUSES VOILEES" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
DANSEUSES VOILEES - Installation ©2018 by Michel Moskovtchenko -
"DANSEUSES VOILEES"

Installation

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Drawing titled "L'ILE BARBE -Lyon.…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork, Pencil
L'ILE BARBE -Lyon. 1959 - Drawing, 8.3x19.7 in ©1959 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Classicism, classicism-933
"L'ILE BARBE -Lyon. 1959"

Pencil on Paper | 8.3x19.7 in

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Drawing titled "LA FORET DE CEDRES…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork, Pencil
LA FORET DE CEDRES Petit Luberon -1960. - Drawing, 12.8x19.7 in ©1960 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"LA FORET DE CEDRES Petit Luberon -1960."

Pencil on Paper | 12.8x19.7 in

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Drawing titled "GORDES  vue-de-la-f…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
GORDES vue-de-la-fontaine-basse. - Drawing, 12.8x19.6 in ©1961 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"GORDES vue-de-la-fontaine-basse."

Drawing on Paper | 12.8x19.6 in

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Drawing titled "NUAGES" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
NUAGES - Drawing, 12.8x19.7 in ©1963 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"NUAGES"

Drawing on Paper | 12.8x19.7 in

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Drawing titled "BASTIDE DU PONT DU…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
BASTIDE DU PONT DU VAISON ( Roussillon ) - Drawing, 12.6x19.7 in ©1959 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"BASTIDE DU PONT DU VAISON ( Roussillon )"

Drawing on Paper | 12.6x19.7 in

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Drawing titled "GORDES 1959" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
GORDES 1959 - Drawing, 9.8x18.5 in ©1959 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"GORDES 1959"

Drawing on Paper | 9.8x18.5 in

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Installation titled "AFFICHE II-1814." by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
AFFICHE II-1814. - Installation ©2018 by Michel Moskovtchenko -
"AFFICHE II-1814."

Installation

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Installation titled "CONTRE-JOUR" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
CONTRE-JOUR - Installation ©2018 by Michel Moskovtchenko -
"CONTRE-JOUR"

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Installation titled "L'ATELIER" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
L'ATELIER - Installation ©2018 by Michel Moskovtchenko -
"L'ATELIER"

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Drawing titled "St FORTUNAT au-Mt-d…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork, Pencil
St FORTUNAT au-Mt-d'Or.1958 - Drawing, 10.4x18.8 in ©1958 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"St FORTUNAT au-Mt-d'Or.1958"

Pencil on Paper | 10.4x18.8 in

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Drawing titled "BASTIDE - de-la-Fer…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork, Ink
BASTIDE - de-la-Fernande-du-Pont - Drawing, 12.8x19.7 in ©1963 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"BASTIDE - de-la-Fernande-du-Pont"

Ink on Paper | 12.8x19.7 in

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Drawing titled "GORDES-et-le-Bastid…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
GORDES-et-le-Bastidon. - Drawing, 12.8x19.5 in ©1960 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"GORDES-et-le-Bastidon."

Drawing on Paper | 12.8x19.5 in

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Drawing titled "VILLAGE DE ROUSSILL…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
VILLAGE DE ROUSSILLON 1959 - Drawing, 13x19.7 in ©1959 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"VILLAGE DE ROUSSILLON 1959"

Drawing on Paper | 13x19.7 in

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Drawing titled "OPPEDE LE VIEUX 1959" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
OPPEDE LE VIEUX 1959 - Drawing, 9.7x19.7 in ©1959 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"OPPEDE LE VIEUX 1959"

Drawing on Paper | 9.7x19.7 in

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Drawing titled "LES MONTS D'OR" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
LES MONTS D'OR - Drawing, 12.8x19.7 in ©1958 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"LES MONTS D'OR"

Drawing on Paper | 12.8x19.7 in

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Installation titled "LA LUTTEUSE" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
LA LUTTEUSE - Installation ©2018 by Michel Moskovtchenko -
"LA LUTTEUSE"

Installation

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Installation titled "LE CRETIN BLEU" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
LE CRETIN BLEU - Installation ©2018 by Michel Moskovtchenko -
"LE CRETIN BLEU"

Installation

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Installation titled "MOMIE DE RAT EN ARG…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
MOMIE DE RAT EN ARGENT - Installation ©2018 by Michel Moskovtchenko -
"MOMIE DE RAT EN ARGENT"

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Drawing titled "ARBRES devant le Mt…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork, Pencil
ARBRES devant le Mt-Cindre.1958 - Drawing, 12.8x19.7 in ©1958 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"ARBRES devant le Mt-Cindre.1958"

Pencil on Paper | 12.8x19.7 in

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Sculpture titled "NEFERTITI 2  Bronze…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
NEFERTITI 2 Bronze patiné - Sculpture ©2014 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594, Bronze
"NEFERTITI 2 Bronze patiné"

Sculpture

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Drawing titled "ROUSSILLON -vue-en-…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
ROUSSILLON -vue-en-contre-bas 1960 - Drawing, 12.8x19.7 in ©1960 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"ROUSSILLON -vue-en-contre-bas 1960"

Drawing on Paper | 12.8x19.7 in

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Drawing titled "PINS DANS LES OCRES…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
PINS DANS LES OCRES 1959 - Drawing, 12.6x19.7 in ©1959 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"PINS DANS LES OCRES 1959"

Drawing on Paper | 12.6x19.7 in

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Drawing titled "VILLAGE DE MURS 1959" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
VILLAGE DE MURS 1959 - Drawing, 12.8x19.7 in ©1959 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"VILLAGE DE MURS 1959"

Drawing on Paper | 12.8x19.7 in

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Drawing titled "ROUTE DE St DIDIER…" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
ROUTE DE St DIDIER AU Mt D'OR - Drawing, 12.8x19.7 in ©1958 by Michel Moskovtchenko - Figurative, figurative-594
"ROUTE DE St DIDIER AU Mt D'OR"

Drawing on Paper | 12.8x19.7 in

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Installation titled "DEESSES MERES" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
DEESSES MERES - Installation ©2018 by Michel Moskovtchenko -
"DEESSES MERES"

Installation

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Installation titled "L'AUTEL" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
L'AUTEL - Installation ©2018 by Michel Moskovtchenko -
"L'AUTEL"

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Installation titled "SOUCHE DE CERISIER" by Michel Moskovtchenko, Original Artwork
SOUCHE DE CERISIER - Installation ©2018 by Michel Moskovtchenko -
"SOUCHE DE CERISIER"

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