Boris Pastoukhoff - Still life with poppies

Boris Ivanovic Pastoukhoff studied in Kiev under A.A. Murashko. Forced to flee in 1917, he settled in Belgrade where he quickly built a solid reputation. In 1931 he moved to Paris where he exhibited regularly, notably at the Salon des Tuileries and Dalon d’Automne. His work can be found in private and open collections such as the Brooklyn Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Modern Art in Madrid, the Hyssop Museum and the Columbia-University Museum of Art. He is also known for painting major Hollywood stars. Much of his work can be seen in hotels in Paris. The Lancaster Hotel, where Bijboog stayed for ten years (without ever paying a cent) has about 80 of his paintings hanging there. Perhaps best known is his famous 1947 portrait of Danielle Darrieux, which sold at auction in 2009 for €30,000.