{"title":"Zavosky","description":"\u003cp\u003eFigurative paintings signed Zavosky, the late-1970s painter whose sepia dancer of 1979 is the starting point of an open file at Viridian Eclection. Every work is one of a kind; the research record is kept on the artist page.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ballerian","title":"Zavosky Dancer in Arabesque Penchée, Umber and White on Canvas, Signed and Dated 1979","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA dancer folds forward from the hip while one leg sweeps up behind her into a long arabesque penchée, her skirt falling from it in deep diagonal folds. Her hands are pressed palm to palm at the chest, white flowers are tucked at her temple and gathered at the bodice, and her face, seen in profile with the eyes lowered, is that of a mature performer. It's painted in just two colours, burnt umber and white, over a ground of grey dry-brushed onto white, and nearly half the canvas is left open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe face and hands are built in flat, firm blocks of dark and light, the way a photograph translates into paint, while the drapery is laid in with fast, loaded strokes and left alone. The whites stand slightly proud of the weave in the flowers and the highlights of the skirt. It's a single, considered composition by a painter who could draw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned and dated at the lower right, \u003cem\u003eZavosky 79'\u003c\/em\u003e, in the same umber used for the figure, so the signature went on while the palette was still out. The date carries a small habit of the hand: the apostrophe comes after the numerals rather than before them. The second letter of the name is an open, angular a that reads easily as a v, and earlier listings of this painting misread it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo work by Zavosky appears in the LiveAuctioneers, WorthPoint or Invaluable records, or in the listed-artist indexes. The surname is rare and of Polish origin, with documented American branches in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and in San Rafael, Marin County, California, and it appears most often in Bay Area newspapers of the 1970s and 1980s. Our full research file, including every search behind it, is kept on the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/artists-zavosky\"\u003eZavosky artist page\u003c\/a\u003e and grows as new information comes in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObject\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOriginal figurative painting, a dancer in arabesque penchée\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAmerican, surfaced in the Reno, Nevada area\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVertical canvas in a black moulded frame with a thin gilt liner, wired for hanging. Dimensions to be confirmed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBurnt umber and white paint on cotton canvas over a grey dry-brushed ground\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSigned and dated lower right, Zavosky 79'\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEra\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1979, from the dated signature\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVery good. Canvas clean and sound with no tears or losses. Light rubbing to the high points of the frame and liner. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of a Kind — 1 Available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo colours and a great deal of open space make this one of the easiest paintings in the room to live with, and one of the hardest to stop looking at. The umber sits beautifully with walnut, leather, linen and aged brass, and the pale ground reads as calm on a white or plaster wall. It wants a little breathing room: over a console, at the end of a hallway, or on its own above a bed, where the long diagonal of the leg can carry across the wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's also a painting with a question attached. If the name ever turns up again, this is the canvas everyone will compare it to.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42571583389801,"sku":"VE-0046","price":602.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/IMG_1499.jpg?v=1762133322"}],"url":"https:\/\/viridianeclection.com\/collections\/zavosky.oembed","provider":"Viridian Eclection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}