Anatole Krasnyansky, "Poker Players" signed & dated &"Harp Dreamer" Artist Proof

Anatole Krasnyansky, "Poker Players" signed & dated &"Harp Dreamer" Artist Proof. Anatole KrasnyanskyBorn in Kiev, Ukraine. In 1941 fled the invading German army by escaping to Stalingrad then later to Tashkent,Uzbekistan where he graduated from high school in 1947.That same year, Krasnyansky returned to Kiev to study architectural restoration at the School of Architecture as well as the Leningrad Academy of Art, receiving his masters in architecture in 1953.Krasnyansky’s art centers on dualities: old and new world, history and imagination, architecturally structured forms and surreal performers, and subdued tonalities and bright, primary colors. Krasnyansky developed a naturalistic style during his years in Kiev, but his art moved toward the symbolic use of color-reminiscent of Impressionism andExpressionism-combined with the distortions of form in Cubism and Surrealism. "Poker Players", screen print on paper, framed, matted and glazed. Signed by artist in lower right corner and signed and dated on the back. Size (view): 21.5 inches high by 16.75 inches wideSize (frame0: 31.5 inches high by 25.75 inches wide "Harp Dreamer", Limited Edition screen print on paper, Artist Proof 48/50. Signed by artist in lower left corner and numbered in lower right corner.Size (view): 10.75 inches high by 7.75 inches wideSize (frame): 24 inches high by 19.75 inches wide