{"product_id":"alexander-p-mochalov-two-1991-original-oil-painting-local-pickup-only","title":"Alexander P. Mochalov – “Two” (1991) Original Oil Painting – LOCAL PICKUP ONLY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocal pickup only at our gallery in Costa Mesa, California. This painting is not shipped.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Two\" (\"Dvoe\" in Russian) is a large original oil on canvas by Russian painter Alexander Petrovich Mochalov (also transliterated Motchalov; born 1952), painted in 1991. Two nude figures lie entwined across the canvas, their bodies folded into one rhythm of faceted planes in warm cream, ochre and peach, drawn in fine dark line against a flaming red and orange ground. Elongated hands with spread fingers, dark hair and mask-like faces hold the composition together, so the picture reads both as an embrace and as a study in interlocking geometric form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMochalov was born in Kirov (Vyatka), Russia, graduated from the Kirov Art School in 1972 and has been a member of the Union of Artists of Russia since 1996. He was named Honored Artist of the Russian Federation in 2011. His paintings are held by the Vyatka Art Museum and the Pavlodar Art Museum, and in 2019 one of his works was shown in the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. The simplified, elongated figures and faceted, cubist-inspired construction that writers link to Modigliani and early 20th-century modernism are fully present in this canvas from the last year of the Soviet era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting is monogrammed \"AM\" in a circle and dated 1991 at the lower right. On the reverse the artist has written in Russian his name, the title, the medium (oil on canvas), the canvas size (142.5 × 81.5 cm) and the year. It is presented in a gilt wood frame with a beaded edge, a natural linen liner and a gold inner slip. With a canvas almost five feet wide, it is a statement piece for a living room, a dining room, a hotel or a restaurant, and for collectors of Russian art and of figurative modernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtist: Alexander Petrovich Mochalov (Motchalov), Russian, born 1952\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle and date: \"Two,\" 1991\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanvas size: 56\" W × 32\" H (142.5 × 81.5 cm, per the artist's inscription)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall size (framed): approximately 63\" W × 40\" H\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrientation: Horizontal (landscape)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: Oil on canvas, on a wooden stretcher with a center crossbar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: Two nude figures, cubist-inspired figurative composition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame: Gilt wood frame with beaded edge, linen liner and gold inner slip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront protection: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarks \u0026amp; signature: Monogram \"AM\" in a circle with the date 1991, lower right; artist's handwritten inscription in Russian on the reverse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra \/ Circa: 1991\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Good vintage condition with light age-related wear. A tiny paint loss near the left edge, a short fine scratch in the center of the composition and scattered pinpoint white specks in the red ground near the monogram are shown in the close-up photos. Some wear to the wood on the back of the frame.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReady to hang (wire on the back)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePickup: Antiqua Art gallery, 151 Kalmus Dr, Bldg D, Ste D200, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. Mon–Fri 12–6 pm; weekends and other times by appointment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Antiqua Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48034794307638,"sku":"00212","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/6762\/6806\/files\/IMG_7791.jpg?v=1791589891","url":"https:\/\/antiquaart.com\/products\/alexander-p-mochalov-two-1991-original-oil-painting-local-pickup-only","provider":"Antiqua Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}