Roman Selsky (1903-1990)
«В библиотеке», 1950-е гг.
canvas, cardboard,
oil
Author Biography
Selsky Roman (1903-1990) - Ukrainian painter, master of landscape and still life. Born in Sokal, Lviv region. People's Artist of Ukrainian SSR (1989). He studied at the Lviv Industrial School (1921-1922), Krakow Academy of Arts (1922-1927), in Paris (1927-1929). Teached at Lviv Institute of Decorative and Applied Arts (1947-1974). He lived and worked in Lviv. Creative genius of Selsky had a great influence on his social environment not only of artists, but also of progressive elite of Western Ukraine. All works of the artist are marked with his own characteristic relief forms, texture and well-chosen coloring.