About The Artist:
Igor Kononov
Sculptor, artist, engraver, and printmaker, Igor Kononov was born in Moscow, Russia in 1931. He received his first formal art training studying with Kravchenko, then at the Moscow Art Institute. While still a student, Igor married Natalya Prager, the daughter of the famous Russian painter Vladimir Prager. A few years later, they had their first and only son. Igor's early exhibitions (1960-1970) were not limited to the Soviet Union but spread...
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About The Medium:
Lithograph
A print created using flat stones or metal plates. The artist creates a lithograph by drawing an image directly onto the printing element using materials like lithograph crayons or special grease pencils. After this, the drawing is transferred from the plate to the paper in multiples. A lithograph will not have dots when examined with a magnifying glass.