Pantuhoff, Igor. Untitled (Landscape)

American, 1911-1972

Igor Pantuhoff
American, 1911-1972

Untitled (Landscape), c.1935-1943

Oil on canvas

16 1/2” x 24”

The Brooklyn College Library Collection

After immigrating to New York, the Russian born Pantuhoff lived in Greenwich Village where he came into contact with the emerging Abstract Expressionists. Pantuhoff, however, followed a different path. Although he first painted portraits of distinguished individuals such as Princess Grace of Monaco and Laurence S. Rockefeller, he eventually became best known for his big-eye portraits in the 1960s.

In this eerie landscape, Pantuhoff uses abstract forms to create the swirling patterns of an uneven hillside. The uncanny, delicate trees evoke movement and emotion.

Federal Art Project

Living New Deal

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