Vladimir Yakoubovitch - Composition aux diagonales entrecroisées — recto-verso

Vladimir Yakoubovitch — Composition with Intersecting Diagonals — recto and verso

Graphite on paper, 1991.
Signed and dated 1991 in the lower right on the recto, in Cyrillic characters.
Country of origin: Russia.
Dimensions: height 46 cm × width 33 cm (portrait format).
Period: 1990s.

An architecture of curved forms is crossed by long diagonals that give the composition an upward movement. The gray areas, at times dense and at times light, allow the tone of the paper to show through. The verso presents a second, more expansive abstract composition, in which sinuous forms are arranged around clear areas. Both sides belong to the same work.

The gray areas show an irregular grain and variations in density, contrasted with clearly delineated open areas. The diagonals structure the space without obscuring the texture of the paper. The recto and verso offer two distinct arrangements of this graphic vocabulary. Graphite allows values to be modulated through pressure and line density, from light gray to more pronounced accents.

Condition: good. Edges are slightly irregular, and small marks are visible on the paper.

Vladimir Yakoubovitch is a 20th-century artist. A 2007 auction catalogue places him in Montparnasse after the war and mentions his participation in the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles. His graphic work explores the relationships between curved forms, angular structures, and open spaces.

Work sold unframed.