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L'ange rebelle
Details
Nikolai Konstantinovich Kalmakov (1873-1955)
L'ange rebelle
signed with artist's monogram and dated '1924' (lower left)
oil on panel
21 x 14 in. (53.3 x 35.6 cm.)
Painted in 1924
L'ange rebelle
signed with artist's monogram and dated '1924' (lower left)
oil on panel
21 x 14 in. (53.3 x 35.6 cm.)
Painted in 1924
Provenance
Motte Gallery, circa 1964.
Kenneth Anger Collection.
Purchased from above by present owner, 1998.
Kenneth Anger Collection.
Purchased from above by present owner, 1998.
Exhibited
Exposition Nicolas Kalmakov (1873-1955), February 7 - March 5, Galerie Motte, Paris, 1964, No. 46.
Further details
One of the most mysterious and fascinating artists of the Russian immigration, Kalmakov created a series of paintings exposing dark and often forbidden subjects. His canvases exhibit a rich profusion of allegorical images espressing repressed eroticism, narcissism and complex religious concepts. The current painting was apparently used as an opening image in the Kenneth Anger film 'Invocation of My Demon Brother' (1969) and also seen in his 'Lucifer Rising' (1972).
Sale room notice
Please note that in the Provenance it should read: Kenneth Anger Collection.