“Untitled”

Original oil on canvas painting of an abstract figure executed by the Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed lower left and dated 1966. Condition is excellent. Bright, vibrant colors; no issues. The painting is housed in a contemporary ebony stained wood frame in fine condition. Overall framed measurements are 29 by 24.5 inches. Provenance: Estate of the artist Nahum Tschacbasov.

Nahum Tschacbasov (Russian/American 1899-1984)
Nahum Tschacbasov's career spanned a period of over 50 years. He lived in the Chelsea Hotel in New York City for almost all of his painting career. He studied in Paris in the early 1930's with Georges Rouault and Fernand Leger. Nahum Tschacbasov had four solo shows at ACA Gallery in New York City in the early 1940's and later with Perl's Gallery from 1945 to 1947. Later in his career Tschacbasov exhibited his paintings at John Heller Gallery, also in New York City.

Nahum Tschacbasov's paintings are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Jewish Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Pennsylvania Museum, the Pennsylvania Fine Arts Museum as well as many private college and corporate collections. Tschacbasov died in 1984 at the age of 84.