Daniil Andreevich Solojef 1908–1994 Ocean Liner In Cannes Acrylic On Paper

Daniil Andreevich Solojef
1908–1994
Ocean Liner in Cannes
Acrylic and gouache on paper
Signed lower left

An eclectic artist, hispaintings (in oil or gouache), while not belonging to any particular school,exhibit characteristics close to Surrealism andNeo-Primitivism—styles dear to Marc Chagall, whom hemet in Cannes in 1962).Jean-Pierre Delargedescribes him as “an elliptical draftsman and a Symbolist watercolorist whosometimes borrows Picabia’s system of transparencies.”For Jerzy WaldemarJarocinski, known as Waldemar-George,“his phosphorescent hues […] gradually cement unity andcreate harmony. If the motif—a firebird or a mermaid—serves as a, the rhythm of the chromatic values appears to be the primary reasonbehind his pictorial poems […]. Solojoff’s works reveal a Slavic painterwith a French education.” [6]Beginning in 1957, hesimultaneously embarked on a career as an illustrator, resulting innumerous publications, including editions of Baudelaire, Verlaine, the Bible,and others. He published some of his books himself.