Paul Mansouroff
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Paul Andréevitch Mansouroff (Павел Мансуров) (Born in Saint-Petersburg in 1896 – died in Nice
, France
, 2 February 1983) was an understated painter of the Russian avant-garde
movement of the 1920s. Mansouroff's contribution to the avant-garde in Russia was a wholly non-objective art that used elongated vertical surfaces to explore questions of space and spatial correlations.
« My works have no subject and are exclusively abstract, and if something can be identified, it is only the result of pure coincidence.» Mansouroff, Galerie Daniel Gervis, 1968.
Influenced by his friends, Malevich and Tatlin, Mansouroff makes his first public exhibit of his abstract work in 1918 at Winter Palace
in Leningrad
. However, Mansouroff, quickly moved away from the influence of his entourage and developed a more personal and instinctive style.
Mansouroff is known for his paintings on wood referred to as “Pictural formulae”.
From the 1950s, he starts making frequent trips to Nice
and Saint-Paul de Vence. He will settle there 1975 and dies in Nice on 2 February 1983.
Nice
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, France
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, 2 February 1983) was an understated painter of the Russian avant-garde
Russian avant-garde
The Russian avant-garde is an umbrella term used to define the large, influential wave of modern art that flourished in Russia approximately 1890 to 1930 - although some place its beginning as early as 1850 and its end as late as 1960...
movement of the 1920s. Mansouroff's contribution to the avant-garde in Russia was a wholly non-objective art that used elongated vertical surfaces to explore questions of space and spatial correlations.
« My works have no subject and are exclusively abstract, and if something can be identified, it is only the result of pure coincidence.» Mansouroff, Galerie Daniel Gervis, 1968.
Influenced by his friends, Malevich and Tatlin, Mansouroff makes his first public exhibit of his abstract work in 1918 at Winter Palace
Winter Palace
The Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was, from 1732 to 1917, the official residence of the Russian monarchs. Situated between the Palace Embankment and the Palace Square, adjacent to the site of Peter the Great's original Winter Palace, the present and fourth Winter Palace was built and...
in Leningrad
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
. However, Mansouroff, quickly moved away from the influence of his entourage and developed a more personal and instinctive style.
Mansouroff is known for his paintings on wood referred to as “Pictural formulae”.
From the 1950s, he starts making frequent trips to Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
and Saint-Paul de Vence. He will settle there 1975 and dies in Nice on 2 February 1983.