Mihail Chemiakin — "Russian Helmet" Original Drawing
Ink on Paper, Signed and Dated 1971This extraordinary original ink drawing by Mihail Chemiakin, created in 1971, presents a surrealist interpretation of a "Russian Helmet," executed with his characteristic fluid, continuous line technique. The composition feels simultaneously weightless and monumental, with interwoven, biomorphic forms suggesting faces, armor, and abstracted anatomical features. The helmet form at the top of the drawing dominates the structure, morphing organically into surreal figural elements below, as if merging man and machine, spirit and armor.
Chemiakin's technical mastery is on full display here: despite the apparent spontaneity of the line, the drawing is carefully composed, balancing large planes of empty space against densely detailed facial abstractions.
