Description

Portrait of a man reading by Paul Kotlarevsky printed on a Hoodie

About the Hoodie

Classic unisex hoodie with a front pouch pocket and matching flat drawstrings. The 100% cotton exterior makes this hoodie soft to the touch.

• 65% ring-spun cotton, 35% polyester 
• Charcoal Heather is 60% ring-spun cotton, 40% polyester
• Carbon Grey is 55% ring-spun cotton, 45% polyester
• 100% cotton face
• Fabric weight: 8.5 oz./yd.² (288.2 g/m²)
• Front pouch pocket
• Self-fabric patch on the back
• Matching flat drawstrings
• 3-panel hood
• Tear-away tag

Paul Kotlarevsky (1883-1950)

Paul Kotlarevsky was a Russian artist. Born in Ekaterinburg to a family of timber merchants, Paul Kotlarevsky originally trained as a lawyer. However, painting had always been his main interest and passion, and so in his early years he strived to educate himself about art.

In the early 1910s, Kotlarevsky went on a trip around Europe; visiting Rome, Vienna and Paris to study Western artistic tradition as well as contemporary trends. The outbreak of the First World War left him marooned in the French capital and the young lawyer valiantly set off to fight along the French army.

After the war and the Russian Revolution, Kotlarevsky decided to remain in Paris. Unable to practice law in France, Kotlarevsky decided to pursue his long-term dream of becoming an artist. Kotlarevsky enrolled in the École des Beaux-Arts to study painting. Kotlarevsky moved in Parisian artistic circles and visited the studios of numerous artists, including his compatriot Serge Charchoune (1888-1975), Henri Le Fauconnier (1881-1946), and Francisco Bores (1898-1972). Having left all his worldly possessions back in Russia and not being able to fully support his family with his artistic work and his legal qualifications, Kotlarevsky took on different menial jobs, such as working in the Parisian market Les Halles or as a truck driver.

Kotlarevsky experimented with various styles, predominantly Fauvism and Cubism. Kotlarevsky also worked in different genres, including portraits, still life, landscape, and collage.