01 Painting, Streets of Paris, Valery Tsarikovsky's Pont Neuf, with footnotes, Part 97

Valery Tsarikovsky (Val Tsar) (B. 1952) 

Pont Neuf, c. 1997

Oil on canvas

63 x 73 cm (24 3/4 x 28 3/4 in.)

Private collection

Estimate at $400-$600 in June 2023

The Pont Neuf ("New Bridge") is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, France. It stands by the western point of the Île de la Cité, the island in the middle of the river that was, between 250 and 225 BC, the birthplace of Paris, then known as Lutetia and, during the medieval period, the heart of the city.

The bridge is composed of two separate spans, one of five arches joining the left bank to the Île de la Cité, another of seven joining the island to the right bank. Old engraved maps of Paris show that the newly built bridge just grazed the downstream tip of the Île de la Cité; since then, the natural sandbar building of a mid-river island, aided by stone-faced embankments called quais, has extended the island. 

The name Pont Neuf was given to distinguish it from older bridges that were lined on both sides with houses, and has remained after all of those were replaced. Its name notwithstanding, it has long been the oldest bridge in Paris crossing the Seine. It has been listed since 1889 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. More on The Pont Neuf

Born in 1952 in Kiev (Ukraine), Valery Tsarikovsky (Val Tsar) is a naturalized American citizen and has lived for about 30 years in Brooklyn, New York. A figurative genre and marine painter, he also creates landscapes, bringing to his art a powerful rugged sense of individualism, true to the spirit of impressionism. He starts and finishes his work on location, including in rain and snow, picking up the essence of a particular view.

Self taught, he abandoned a career in architecture and got involved in art with his first exhibition at Altos De Shavon (Dominican Republic) as artist in residence.

In 1987 he joined the Salmagundi Club and won the first Art Club Award that same year. Many more awards followed.

From the beginning of his art career, Tsar exhibited on a regular basis at some major New York galleries and shows, like Hilde Gerst Gallery on Madison Avenue.

His work has also been published in Great Britain - limited edition and he has been included in the Who's Who in American Art since 2000.

His work is at the Metropolitan Opera, the White House, the World Economic Forum, and others. More on Valery Tsarikovsky

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