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Sleeping Figure

c. 1909–1912

Robert Rafailovich Falk

(Russian, 1886–1958)
Culture
Russia, early 20th century
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Unframed: 99.1 x 121.9 cm (39 x 48 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dr. Paul J. Vignos Jr. 2011.72
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
223 20th Century Avant-Garde
Print
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The sitter in this painting may be the artist's first wife, Elizaveta Sergheyevna Potekhina, who was also an artist.

Description

This painting by the Russian Jewish artist Robert Rafailovich Falk combines the brilliant hues of the Fauves, who used color for expressive purposes, and the simplification and structure of the Cubists, whose subjects were analyzed, broken up, and reassembled in abstract forms. Falk was a founding member of the Moscow avant-garde artists’ group, Knave of Diamonds, who sought to bring the influence of modern French styles together with the traditions of Russian folk art and popular prints.

Sleeping Figure

c. 1909–1912

Robert Rafailovich Falk

(Russian, 1886–1958)
Russia, early 20th century

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