Paul Robeson
ID:
5270
Updated:
08.04.2025
Name:
Paul Robeson
Author:
Igor Stakhanov
Original name:
The country of the work of art:
Date:
1962
Type:
Graphics
Technique of implementation:
Graphics, portrait
Materials:
Paper, linocut
Dimensions:
50x55 sm
Special labels, markings, signatures:
Г – 475, КП – 1473
Location of special signs:
On the back on paper
Description:
A bust image of a man. Image of the figure at ¾ turn to the left, head at ¾ turn to the right. The head and figure are tilted to the right towards two microphones. The figure has a round face, short hair, a large bulging forehead, a wide nose, and an open mouth with full lips. He is wearing a white shirt, black jacket, and tie. Under the image on the left is a graphite pencil: "From the series 'Freedom Fighters' by Paul Robeson". On the right is the author's signature in graphite pencil: Stakhanov - 62.
General yellowing and light creasing of the sheet. On the reverse are traces of mounting and glue stains. There are tears along the lower edge.
General yellowing and light creasing of the sheet. On the reverse are traces of mounting and glue stains. There are tears along the lower edge.
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:
2022
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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