Fantastic presence of this portrait of a young girl by turanski alexander alekseevich (1936-) - no repentance, masses of frank lights, an extraordinary paw - the russian soul - 
 
 I want to quote michaux for this oil on cardboard: 
 
 "if we have already seen a living person here, a true It is rare, it must first be softened by suffering, by a distance from everything on earth, from all food, from all pleasure, from any refuge. " 
 
 Turanski alexander alekseevich was born in berdichev, he studied at the art school in kiev from 1950 to 1954. 
 
 Graduated from the Kiev Art Institute from 1955 to 1961. He was a student of V.kostetski; V.puzyrkov. In these early works, he was the grand master of industrial realism - his father was shot dead during the Stalinist repressions. His works are in the museum of Ukraine, Western galleries. Active in Kiev. 
 
 Oil on cardboard. Signature on the back. Size: 23x18 cm. Sold as is, see photos to view carefully -. 
 
Dimensions  H23 x W18 x D1