Igor Galanin

(American, b. Russia, 1937)

Tennis Anyone?,  1994

Acrylic on canvas, 30" x 24"

Gift of the artist, courtesy of Harmon-Meek Gallery

(96.040)

Surrealist artist Igor Galanin's unique style of painting is based upon Pop images of Richard Lindner, Cubist presentations of Ferdinand Léger, and surrealist settings of Max Ernst and Marc Chagall. Presented in bright, flat fields of color, Galanin's playful surrealistic compositions have captured the attention of collectors and galleries throughout the Eastern United States.  Tennis Anyone? (1994) reveals a personal dream world with the caricature of a less-than-athletic tennis star.  Born in Moscow, Galanin lived in Russia and Italy before moving to the United States in 1972.  He became a U.S. citizen in 1983.