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Oil on oval panel Russia, 1980s Leonid Purygin (1951-1995) - Russian painter and main representative of 'Art Brut' in the former USSR Signed in Cyrillic on the scroll in the upper center as well as with Cyrillic inscription Dimensions: 51.5 x 74.5 cm Very good condition Purygin's mystic compositions are very sought-after collectible works; paintings comparable in size fetch up to €46,000 in the international auction market Leonid Purygin's narrative works are populated by mythical creatures and fabulous hybrids that first remind of childlike pictures. Closer inspection unveils, however, a complex mythological system, that often bears the artist himself in the center, who seems to act as the creator and recipient of all happenings. The present painting shows a colorful scene reminiscent of a medieval simultaneous representation. The composition bears a circumferential inscription about life, love and the affected body: 'Как прекрасна жизнь моя и тело в любви находятся (М.Рамадин) и люблю лягушку, цветок и бабу породистую или человека ползучего прекрасна жизнь и ты прекрасен востань раздвинь ягодицы изверни через них радость души твоей и увидишь, что я вижу и любовь настанет и увидишь палочку всеобщей любви.' Condition: The work is in very good and fresh condition, aside from some tiny losses of color along the edges. The dimensions of the oval panel are 51.5 x 74.5 cm. Leonid Purygin (1951-1995) Born in a small village close to Moscow, Leonid Anatolevich Purygin grew up as the son of a toy factory director and became a self-trained painter, representing the 'Art Brut' movement. His color-intensive style was deeply inspired by Russian popular art, impressions of the fantasy toy world of his childhood and Tolstoi's poetry of Buratino. Purygin's early works were rather limited to regular formats, but over the time they grew larger and turned into altars comprising different parts. Purygin received international recognition in 1988, when some of his works were sold in an auction for Russian avant-garde art at Sotheby's. In the following year he emigrated to New York, where Eduard Nakhamkin became his gallerist and cemented his international reputation. (cbo) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance. Auctionata charges the resale rights tax pursuant to Section 26 of the German Copyright Act (UrhG) towards the buyer in case of the sale of an original work of art or photography prior to 70 years having lapsed since the death of their creator. Therefore, Auctionata charges when purchasing a good - if a protection as an original work of art or photography is given - starting from a hammer price of EUR 400 an additional amount, which is calculated according to Section 26 (2) German Copyright Act (UrhG) and which does not exceed the amount of EUR 12,500. You can find more information about resale rights tax in Auctionata´s table of fees and T&C.