19/08/2026
Sofiia Zarytska (1897-1972)
Composition with female figures, c.1953,
Mixed media,
36 x 28 cm
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Ukrainian born artist, Sofiia Zarytska, after moving to Paris she joined the Salon des Artistes Indépendants and displayed her works at its annual exhibitions and at exhibitions of the Salon d’Automne in Paris and the Association of Independent Ukrainian Artists in Lviv. After the Second World War her work was shown at group exhibitions almost annually in Paris and the United States of America. Emphasizing line rather than colour, she expressed herself in oil, tempera, and monotype. The main themes of her work were motherhood, childhood, and female friendship. Representative of her work are paintings such as Woman and Girls (1950) and monotypes such as Girl’s Head (1950) and Two Girls (1954). Zarytska, together with many of her works perished in a house fire.
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