Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Portrait by Nicolai Fechin

Nicolai Fechin (1881-1955), born in Russia and ended his years in the southwestern USA. Beneath the eye-catching brush texture is a solid understanding of form.


Fechin's father was a woodcarver, and he himself turned to sculpting at the end of the day when there wasn't enough light for painting.
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Nicolai Fechin on Wikipedia
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6 comments:

  1. Marc TellierMay 13, 2020 at 4:10 PM

    Phenomenal talent !

    Thanks for sharing this, too bad there is no book on this artist.

    Seeing his work, I can see a ressemblance of his work and Harley Brown's, which I remember for his "Eternal truth for every artist" book.
    It was the first time I discovered concepts of soft/hard edges, center of attention, value composition and grouping.

    Quite a revelation at the time. :)

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  2. LorettaMay 13, 2020 at 5:30 PM

    Crazy about this portrait.

    There is a book by Mary Balcomb.

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  3. LorettaMay 13, 2020 at 5:32 PM

    Crazy about this portrait, love it!

    There is actually a book by Mary Balcomb.

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  4. Matt StewartMay 13, 2020 at 5:58 PM

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  5. Matt StewartMay 13, 2020 at 5:59 PM

    we studied him in our anatomy classes, I love his charcoal portraits.

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  6. Marc TellierMay 14, 2020 at 2:56 PM

    Thanks Loretta, I didn't saw this one.
    Still his work warrants a new edition!

    Marc

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