(Russian: Игорь Олегович Пантюхов)
Igor Pantuhoff is a russian american who was famous for his bright chalky-like portrait paintings. One of his clients was that of Princess Grace of Monaco.
He was the younger son of Oleg O. Pantuhoff, the president of a Russian Boys Scout Organization.
Sometime after the Russian revolution of 1917, the family packed what they could from their home in St Petersburg and escaped to Crimea and eventually to Constantinople.
Igor also painted under the name "Norman" and "Frome", signing A. Norman and/or Frome. These were his beach scenes painted in the Hamptons.
In 1923, they emigrated to the United States., and studied with Hans Hoffman. For two years he and Lee Krasner lived together in New York, sharing an apartment with Harold and May Rosenberg. Pantuhoff allegedly left New York without telling Krasner and became known in the 1960's for his big-eye portraits.
In 1927, he studied at the National Academy of Design Arts in New York.
In 1933, "Town and Country" magazine (Feb. 15. Vol. 87) printed on their front cover one of his portrait paintings, his popularity soared.
On permanent exhibition with Arnot Gallery, Herbert Arnot Inc. in New York City. Herbert Arnot purchased Igor's paintings directly from the artist over twenty years. During that time Igor would visit the gallery with his painting delivery on a regular basis.
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Igor Pantuhoff is a russian american who was famous for his bright chalky-like portrait paintings. One of his clients was that of Princess Grace of Monaco.
He was the younger son of Oleg O. Pantuhoff, the president of a Russian Boys Scout Organization.
Sometime after the Russian revolution of 1917, the family packed what they could from their home in St Petersburg and escaped to Crimea and eventually to Constantinople.
Igor also painted under the name "Norman" and "Frome", signing A. Norman and/or Frome. These were his beach scenes painted in the Hamptons.
In 1923, they emigrated to the United States., and studied with Hans Hoffman. For two years he and Lee Krasner lived together in New York, sharing an apartment with Harold and May Rosenberg. Pantuhoff allegedly left New York without telling Krasner and became known in the 1960's for his big-eye portraits.
In 1927, he studied at the National Academy of Design Arts in New York.
In 1933, "Town and Country" magazine (Feb. 15. Vol. 87) printed on their front cover one of his portrait paintings, his popularity soared.
On permanent exhibition with Arnot Gallery, Herbert Arnot Inc. in New York City. Herbert Arnot purchased Igor's paintings directly from the artist over twenty years. During that time Igor would visit the gallery with his painting delivery on a regular basis.
[email protected]
1-212-245-8287
(Russian: Игорь Олегович Пантюхов)
Igor Pantuhoff is a russian american who was famous for his bright chalky-like portrait paintings. One of his clients was that of Princess Grace of Monaco.
He was the younger son of Oleg O. Pantuhoff, the president of a Russian Boys Scout Organization.
Sometime after the Russian revolution of 1917, the family packed what they could from their home in St Petersburg and escaped to Crimea and eventually to Constantinople.
Igor also painted under the name "Norman" and "Frome", signing A. Norman and/or Frome. These were his beach scenes painted in the Hamptons.
In 1923, they emigrated to the United States., and studied with Hans Hoffman. For two years he and Lee Krasner lived together in New York, sharing an apartment with Harold and May Rosenberg. Pantuhoff allegedly left New York without telling Krasner and became known in the 1960's for his big-eye portraits.
In 1927, he studied at the National Academy of Design Arts in New York.
In 1933, "Town and Country" magazine (Feb. 15. Vol. 87) printed on their front cover one of his portrait paintings, his popularity soared.
On permanent exhibition with Arnot Gallery, Herbert Arnot Inc. in New York City. Herbert Arnot purchased Igor's paintings directly from the artist over twenty years. During that time Igor would visit the gallery with his painting delivery on a regular basis.
[email protected]
1-212-245-8287
Igor Pantuhoff is a russian american who was famous for his bright chalky-like portrait paintings. One of his clients was that of Princess Grace of Monaco.
He was the younger son of Oleg O. Pantuhoff, the president of a Russian Boys Scout Organization.
Sometime after the Russian revolution of 1917, the family packed what they could from their home in St Petersburg and escaped to Crimea and eventually to Constantinople.
Igor also painted under the name "Norman" and "Frome", signing A. Norman and/or Frome. These were his beach scenes painted in the Hamptons.
In 1923, they emigrated to the United States., and studied with Hans Hoffman. For two years he and Lee Krasner lived together in New York, sharing an apartment with Harold and May Rosenberg. Pantuhoff allegedly left New York without telling Krasner and became known in the 1960's for his big-eye portraits.
In 1927, he studied at the National Academy of Design Arts in New York.
In 1933, "Town and Country" magazine (Feb. 15. Vol. 87) printed on their front cover one of his portrait paintings, his popularity soared.
On permanent exhibition with Arnot Gallery, Herbert Arnot Inc. in New York City. Herbert Arnot purchased Igor's paintings directly from the artist over twenty years. During that time Igor would visit the gallery with his painting delivery on a regular basis.
[email protected]
1-212-245-8287
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