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Old Trees

Volodymyr Patyk

Basic information

ID: Г-V-1914
Author: Volodymyr Patyk
Name: Old Trees
Date of creation: 1970s
Country: Ukraine
Technique: drawing
Material: paper on cardboard Indian ink
Dimensions: 49.7 x 65.6 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 another of the artist's travels through Ukraine. It features a close-up composition: the centre depicts old trees, presumably oaks, with powerful trunks and spreading crowns. On the right, behind a fence in the distance, a rural outbuilding is visible. In this ink drawing, the artist employs a pen to create light strokes and a brush to form deep, dark washes. This combination, contrasting with the white background of the paper, creates a rich and intense compositional harmony.

Inscriptions

Signed in pencil lower left: "V. Patyk".

Legal regulation

Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery

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