YURI KHYMYCH (1928-2003) Panorama of an Ancient City, [double sided drawing with a sketch for Tower of the Rostov Kremlin on reverse]
Lotto 166
1 3001 700
signed (lower left).
gouache on paper
41 x 59 cm
executed in 1960s
Yuri Ivanovych Khymych was a Soviet and Ukrainian architect, graphic artist, and an exceptional master of architectural landscape painting. Trained as an architect, his art focused on traditional and historic architecture, including churches, monasteries, cityscapes, and landscapes.
Born in Kamianets-Podilskyi and later based in Kyiv, he was an Honored Artist and Architect of Ukraine, a member of the National Union of Architects of Ukraine (since 1955), and the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (since 1962). In the late 1950s, Khymych gained recognition among art historians as one of the USSR's finest watercolorists. In 1990, he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR and was an honorary member of the Academy of Architecture of Ukraine.Yuri Ivanovych Khymych was a Soviet and Ukrainian architect, graphic artist, and an exceptional master of architectural landscape painting. Trained as an architect, his art focused on traditional and historic architecture, including churches, monasteries, cityscapes, and landscapes.
Born in Kamianets-Podilskyi and later based in Kyiv, he was an Honored Artist and Architect of Ukraine, a member of the National Union of Architects of Ukraine (since 1955), and the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (since 1962). In the late 1950s, Khymych gained recognition among art historians as one of the USSR's finest watercolorists. In 1990, he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR and was an honorary member of the Academy of Architecture of Ukraine.