YAKHNIN, Oleg, (Russian, 1945-): ''Death of Faust'', Woodcut, 8'' x 5.5'', signed lower right, titled in lower margin, artist's bio affixed verso, framed, 13.5'' x 10.5''. ''Yakhnin creates an aesthetic of Romanticism and the related world of mythological figures. There is no place in this world for emptiness: the space is heavily populated, teeming with all sorts of humans as well as other beings, who crowd themselves onto the narrow space of the paper. The author himself often appears among the throng.'' - Escape Into Life