After years spent creating abstract works in the wake of the Soviet State in the early 1990s, Ukrainian artist Anatoliy Kryvolap chose to return to figurative depictions of the Ukrainian landscape. The present lot forms part of the artist’s “Ukrainian Motive” series, in which he reflects on the inherent symbolism in the barren, yet meditative, desert landscape of his homeland.

Painted in rich, expressive oil on canvas, Anatoly Kryvolap's work captures the stark yet deeply spiritual essence of the Ukrainian landscape. Part of his celebrated "Ukrainian Motive" series, this piece reflects the artist's return to figurative painting following years of abstraction in post-Soviet Ukraine. Through bold, emotive brushwork, Kryvolap transforms the barren terrain of his homeland into a meditative and symbolically resonant vision of national identity.