William Brui (French, 1946- ) Painting. Title - Paris 1975. Oil on canvas abstract composition painting. Signed on reverse New York 1975 Brui Paris-1975 Brui. Painting measures 49.5 inches high, 34.5 inches wide. Unframed. In good condition. Three small patches on the back with corresponding touch ups.

From Mmoma.ru.com - William Brui was born in Leningrad, Russia in 1946, then graduated from an art school for children. In 1959, the young artist exhibited his works in his own apartment. In 1961, he found an apprentice position at an engraver's workshop, where he met the leading authors of the 60s. In 1963, he started working in an abstract manner. Through 1965-1970, he collaborated with a semi-official Artists' Shop gallery and took part in group exhibitions of Leningrad artists. In 1971, he moved to Paris and had exhibitions at Cite Internationale des Arts, as well as Anton Meyer Gallery in Geneva. In the same year, he met Alex Liberman, artistic director of Vogue magazine in New York, who became Brui's patron and introduced him to the artistic boheme of New York. In 1973, Brui created the United Fields series of works, of which Guggenheim Museum purchased one work, and New York MoMA - four pieces. In 1975-1977, Norton Dodge added three dozen of Brui's paintings to his collection of Russian underground art and, in the 80s, organized several exhibitions with the participation of these pieces. In 1973-1983, the artist reached his golden age and exhibited a lot, including Andre Emmerich Gallery, one of the most prestigious in the field of contemporary art. Currently William Brui lives and works in his Normandy estate.

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