Night meeting with the Blue Angel
The painting “Night Meeting” was created by the Russian-born master Anatoli Gostev in 2021 as a sketch, a reflection on a future work that the artist did not have time to complete. The last works of the last painter.
Size: Height: 20 cm Width: 30 cm
A woman went out at night to fetch water and met an Angel. That’s how it was… I’ll reflect on her more and paint her in oils.
– Anatoli Gostev (1946–2022)
Impression of the painting.
Painting is a wondrous craft. Just a small scrap of paper — and yet the work is imbued with the thought that life in the nocturnal wasteland is harsh and unsettled. The night in the painting is deaf and impenetrable, pierced with a green glow like a hallucination, while in the corners lurks emptiness itself. The moon seems to beckon the woman to step outside, breathe in this nocturnal greenness, and at the same time, unhurriedly fill her buckets with water. The Angel, flying over the deserted land, is already hastening toward this living soul.
Here there is neither water nor light, except for the hovering moon and its bright visage. I shall descend to her and speak with her, so that we will not be lonely. Lonely and afraid in the dark, when the gloom hides the moon.
– so thought the Angel
Anatoli Gostev devoted his entire creative life to the process of creating painting through the prism of reflection on everyday things, beauty, and the duality of life. A photo of the beginning of the work has survived, showing how straightforward clarity gives way to suggestion, how details recede, focusing the viewer on the essential — the nocturnal, almost trivial encounter of the Angel with the woman.
Fascination with the painting’s theme.
It is striking how fascinated the artist was with this sketch. In conversations with his son, more often than with other works, he drew attention to this nocturnal incident of a woman’s encounter with an Angel. In the context of the sketch’s composition, he spoke of how the yoke on her shoulders creates the silhouette of wings behind the woman’s back. A suggestion of duality arises — which of them is the Angel, perhaps both?
One thing about the painting “Night Meeting” is absolutely clear — this small, dark scrap of paper is capable of illuminating any darkness and overcoming any fear.
Authenticity of the painting – signature and certificate.
The work is signed by the artist on the front side and bears the family dynasty’s official seal on the reverse. The painting “Night Meeting” is certified on the blockchain. By means of timestamp technology, the unique digital signature of the painting’s root certificate is permanently recorded in the chain of blocks, guaranteeing the immutability of data about provenance, authorship, and current ownership.
The COA certificate contains data of the root certificate from the ots proof file. The root certificate of the painting, registered in a Bitcoin blockchain block, may be transferred to a new owner only by signing a transfer of ownership agreement, ensuring transparency and trust in the future sale or transfer of the artwork. This makes the painting’s authenticity verifiable and relevant throughout the entire span of its existence.
Ownership:
The original painting “Night Meeting” by Anatoli Gostev is in private ownership. The painting is protected by all copyrights of the artist and his heirs for 70 years after his death.
Interaction:
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Investment:
Growth in the painting’s value: guaranteed annual price increase of 10% by the owner. It is expected that the painting “Night Meeting” will begin to appreciate exponentially starting in 2027.
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