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SaveTikhvin Icon of the Mother of God
| Year of creation | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 60 W × 73 H × 2 D cm |
| Type of art | painting |
| Style | fine art |
| Genre | religious |
| Materials | oil, parchment |
| Framing | the artwork is sold with framing |
| Type of packaging | cardboard box |
Description of the Artwork “Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God”
The Tikhvin Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos with the Infant Christ is an original icon by Oleksandr Matviyovych Talieiev (1924-2006), a member of the Union of Soviet Artists, Honored Artist of Ukraine. The icon is executed in the style of traditional iconography. The year of creation is approximate. The painting survived a Russian Shahed drone attack on March 28, 2025, at 77 Tykhvinska Street, Dnipro. The residents (of a specific apartment) and the icon remained unharmed. The incident itself can be confirmed by an interview in regional media. Excellent condition, no damage. No restorations or repairs have been made. The colors remain bright and clean, with no signs of fading or discoloration. The painting is not very firmly held in the frame. Otherwise - as per photos. The author's signature is present on the back of the frame. Canvas size without frame: 64 × 51 cm (height × width). With frame: 73 (height) × 60 cm. The icon is set in a decorative light-toned frame with golden ornamentation. No carving.
Artwork in the interior
Oleksandr Taljejev, Ukraine
My grandfather (Taleev Oleksandr Matviyovych) was a member of the Union of Soviet Artists and an Honored Artist of Ukraine. His work spans a significant period of 20th-century Ukrainian art, and his pieces are preserved in both private collections and museum funds. I inherited a considerable collection of works and a portrait of my grandfather by an unknown artist. I do not plan to publish or, even less so, sell some of them – these are personally important items for me. Some of these canvases have been stored in the family archive for decades and have never been publicly exhibited. Paintings available for purchase will be posted on the website. Below is information about the artist from open sources (Wikipedia): "Born on February 18, 1924, in Yelisavetgrad (now Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine). During the German-Soviet War in 1942, he was forcibly taken to Germany. He was a prisoner of a concentration camp but managed to escape. He served in the Red Army and was demobilized in 1946. From 1946 to 1949, he studied at the Kazan Art College, where he was a student of V. Rusetsky and V. Speransky[1]. From 1951, he lived and worked in Dnipropetrovsk. As an illustrator, from the 1960s, he collaborated with the children's literature publishing house 'Veselka'[1]. He lived in a house on Zaporizke Highway, No. 7, apartment No. 30, and in a house on Gagarin Avenue, No. 12, apartment No. 31[3]. He died in Dnipropetrovsk on April 4, 2006." He worked in the fields of easel and monumental painting, as well as easel and book graphics, and created posters. He created a series of works dedicated to the centenary of Taras Shevchenko's death: 'My Thoughts, My Thoughts,' 'Monument to Taras Shevchenko in Dnipropetrovsk,' 'Grey mustache, old forelock, the wind unfurls,' 'Under the fence, the poor fellow spends days and nights,' 'From village to village,' 'From village to village. Winter.' He adorned a number of books for children and adults with his drawings, including the book 'Na den dobryi' by Yuriy Fedkovych with color illustrations. All ten sheets of illustrations were purchased for its exhibition by the Yuriy Fedkovych Literary Memorial Museum in Chernivtsi[1]. He created monumental and decorative panels for several palaces of culture, including the 'Rest' mural in 1970 at the Palace of Culture of Mine No. 2 in Western Donbas; and in 1984, the 'Fairy Tales' mural at the Dnipropetrovsk Palace of Culture 'Shynnyk'.