Eesti kunsti oksjonid

Oil on canvas. 2024.
Signature: Strahhov. A / “VEGAN” STRAHHOV. TALLINN. 2024.

Ukrainian-born Anatoli Strahhov (b. 1946) has lived and worked in Estonia for over 50 years, participating in countless exhibitions during that time. His works are vibrant and fairytale-like — painted with a powerful hand, yet at the same time delicate and clearly planned, existing within the framework of a specific vision.

Strahhov is a representative of the surrealist school whose work mixes a detailed approach with realistic motifs and fairytale characters, as well as artistry and poetry. The sly protagonist enthroned on a mountain of wild strawberries also resembles a creature from a fantasy world but the irony and witty main message of the work lies in its title.

Text: Katre Palm, Harry Liivrand