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Summer

Volodymyr Patyk

Basic information

ID: Г-V-1909
Author: Volodymyr Patyk
Name: Summer
Country: Ukraine
Technique: drawing
Material: paper Indian ink
Dimensions: 30.7 x 42.8 cm (height x width)

Additionally

Type: graphic art
Genre: landscape
Plot: Landscape
Provenance: Acquired from the artist Volodymyr Patyk, December 1980

Information about author

Author: Volodymyr Patyk
Artist's lifetime: 1926–2016
Country: Ukraine
Biography: Volodymyr Patyk (1926, Chornyi Ostriv [now Lviv Oblast] – 2016, Lviv) was a prominent Ukrainian artist and landscape painter. He held the title of People's Artist of Ukraine, was a laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize, and an honorary citizen of Lviv. In 1953, he graduated from the Lviv State Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts, having studied under Roman Selskyi, Mykola Fediuk, and Yosyp Bokshai. Following his graduation, he travelled extensively across Ukraine, Central Asia, Siberia, and the Baltic states. Patyk developed a distinctive painting style rooted in bold colour contrasts. He participated in national, all-union, and international art exhibitions from 1956 onwards. Solo exhibitions of his work were held in Lviv (a jubilee exhibition in 2009, and in 2010), Hangzhou (China, 2011), and Lutsk (2021). Patyk's works are held in Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery, the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv, and the Korsaks Museum of Contemporary Ukrainian Art in Lutsk, as well as in other museums and private collections across Ukraine, the USA, Canada, France, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, China, and other countries. In 2024, the Patyk Museum opened in Lviv, housed in a former mansion at 4 Yana Mateika Street.

Object description

The drawing was created during the artist's travels through southern Ukraine and Moldova in the summer and early autumn of 1969. The village of Malaivtsi is located in the Odesa region, near the border with Moldova. It depicts a characteristic landscape of southern Podillia. A hilly plain opens up in the background, while the center of the foreground features a traditional cottage nestled among lush green trees, distinguished by its high thatched roof and prominent chimney. To its left stands a smaller rural building, and to its right, a tall, spreading tree is visible behind a schematically rendered fence. In this ink drawing, the artist employs a pen to create light strokes and a brush to form deep, dark washes. The composition is executed as a rapid sketch.

Inscriptions

Inscribed in pencil lower left with the title: "Summer" / Malaivtsi village in the south of Vinnytsia Oblast, signed lower right: "V. Patyk".

Legal regulation

Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery