Old clown / Staryi kloun
ID:
4892
Updated:
10.02.2025
Name:
Old clown / Staryi kloun
Author:
Elena Lesnicha
Original name:
The country of the work of art:
Date:
1990
Type:
Painting
Technique of implementation:
Painting, portrait
Materials:
Cardboard, oil
Dimensions:
48x58 sm
Special labels, markings, signatures:
Ж – 1455, КП – 6350
Location of special signs:
On the back on cardboard or on a stretcher
Description:
Close-up of a man's head in a ¾ turn to the left. A clown hat half covers the broad forehead. The eyes are squinted, the nose is straight and large, the mouth is large with the lips closed. There are red spots on the cheeks. There are long, straight, whitish-grayish hair along the cheekbones. The collar is marked with black and red arched lines.
In the lower right corner is the author's signature in black paint: Lesnychaya. Author's inscription in brown and black paint: "Old Clown" 1990 c/M 48x58 Lesnychaya L.". Sticker, passport of the State House of Artists №2395 - g. Contamination of the cardboard, in the corners at the top - delamination of the cardboard with tears.
In the lower right corner is the author's signature in black paint: Lesnychaya. Author's inscription in brown and black paint: "Old Clown" 1990 c/M 48x58 Lesnychaya L.". Sticker, passport of the State House of Artists №2395 - g. Contamination of the cardboard, in the corners at the top - delamination of the cardboard with tears.
Circumstances:
It was taken out of the Kherson Art Museum by representatives of the russian federation
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Details of theft
Year of the incident:
Place of the incident:
The Oleksii Shovkunenko Kherson Regional Art Museum
Coordinates (Lat, Lon):
46.62979067231111, 32.609546919505945
Place of last known stay:
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Description of the incident location
It was opened on May 27, 1978, in the former City Hall building, an architectural monument of the early 20th century. As of 2022 (before the robbery), the museum's collection included more than 13 thousand works of art and was one of the most interesting museum collections in Ukraine. It includes works of Ukrainian and foreign painting, graphics, sculpture, and decorative and applied arts. From October 31 to November 4, 2022, the Kherson Art Museum was looted by the russian occupiers, and more than 10,000 of its most valuable exhibits were stolen. The cargo was sent to Crimea, and the works (all or part of them) ended up in the Simferopol Central Museum of Tavrida. It is unknown whether everything is still there.
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