Lot №29
Vasyl Hudak
Mask
1976
Tempera on canvas
80 × 60 cm
Gifted by the artist in 2015.
Estimate: 1300–1500$
Starting bid 1 000$
Artwork Description
Vasyl Hudak (1941-2023) — was a Ukrainian ceramic artist and educator, a distinctive representative of the Lviv art school. He studied under renowned modernists: Roman Selskyi, Karl Zvirynskyi, and Zenovii Flynta.
His style balances between realistic depiction and decorative interpretation, where color and form play a crucial role in creating a unique mood. Some of Vasyl Hudak’s images from the mid-1970s exhibit formal features of Cubism, as they were created during the official reintroduction of modernist aesthetics into Lviv’s art scene.
Mask resembles a totem of primitive cultures, following the example of Pablo Picasso, and symbolizes an ambiguous play with identity. The composition is structured in a way that confronts the viewer with an internal tension, enhancing the sense of mystery.
The painting was exhibited in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modernism as a deposit from a private collection in 2023–2025.
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