Nude Sketch I Painting

Original artwork by Latvian emigre artist Konstantins Cernoks. Acrylic paint on canvas. Canvas dimensions: approximately 29 inches wide by 40 inches tall. Artist Bio: September 2, 1922 Riga, Latvia - January 2, 2002 Brooklyn, NY, USA Konstantins Černoks was born in Riga, Latvia. At the age of 5 his mother died of tuberculosis and he spent the rest of his childhood in orphanages in Latvia. AT the age of 20, his right arm was amputated due to a wartime injury. Despite the many challenges in his life, he was a compassionate and loving person with a wry sense of humor. After World War II he lived briefly as a displaced person in Salzburg, Austria, where he began formal art studies. Konstantins emigrated to the United States in 1952, at which time he began six years of studies at the Art Students League in New York City. While there, he participated in Ivan Olinski's portrait and figure drawing workshops and Robert Hale's anatomy classes. Konstantins was a founding member of the Latvian Artists’ Group of New York. Over the years, he had 20 one-man shows in New York, Chicago, Stockholm, Paris, and other cities around the world. He also participated in 50+ group shows. Konstantins loved to look at Michelangelo's drawings, Corot's landscapes, and Rembrandt's portraits.