1970 Ukrainian Etching "Hutsul" Old Man Mustache Farmer USSR Soviet Avant Garde

Description

Vintage 1970 black and white Ukrainian etching by Lanyak Dmytro Oleksiiovych titled ""Hutsul"" and featuring a portrait of an older man against a tree line or forest wearing a hat with a nice mustache. Hutsuls are an ethnic group spanning parts of western Ukraine and Romania (parts of Bukovina and Maramures). The origin of the name Hutsul is uncertain. The most common derivations are from the Romanian word for ""outlaw"" (cf. Rom. hoț–""thief"", hoțul–""the thief""), and the Slavic kochul (Ukr. kochovyk–""nomad"") which is a reference to the semi-nomadic shepherd lifestyle or the inhabitants who fled into the mountains after the Mongol invasion.

Titled and dated in pencil by the artist.

Гуцул translates to Hutsul.

Lanyak Dmytro Oleksiiovych (AKA Lanyak Dmitry Alekseevich, AKA Ланяк Дмитро Олексiйович) (B -1937 - 2013)- Ukrainian painter , graphic artist , musician, and teacher.

Biography
In 1945 , together with his parents, brother and sister, he was forced to move to Ukraine ( Donetsk region , Karakub village).
The same year the family moved to Boryslav .
In 1963 he graduated from the music school in Drohobych .
In 1970 - Lviv Conservatory.
He died on May 28, 2013. Buried in the village. Ranevychi, Drohobych district, Lviv region
Creativity
He worked at the Boryslav Music School, accordion class - accordion .
He painted on his own from a young age.
His work is dominated by the Carpathian landscape ( watercolor , pastel , monotype , embossing , oil ).
He has repeatedly had exhibitions in Boryslav, Drohobych ( 2006 ), Poland, England ( Manchester , 1991 ).
Dmytro Lanyak's paintings are in private collections in Ukraine, Russia , England, Hungary , and Poland.""

Condition

Very Good - See pictures

Dimensions

9.5” x 0.5” x 11.625” / Sans Frame - 7” x 8” (Width x Depth x Height)