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Georgy Gurianov
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Georgy Gurianov
- After the Battle
- acrylic over pencil on canvas
- 60 by 80cm, 23 1/2 by 31 1/2 in.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist
Condition
Original canvas which appears to be on its original stretcher. There is a stretcher bar mark at the top edge and a corresponding horizontal crack in the paint layer. Other fine cracks are visible in places, but mostly confined to the upper right quadrant. There is a light layer of surface dirt with flecks of dirt in places. Inspection under UV light reveals no apparent signs of retouching. Unframed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
After the Battle is based on Alexander Deineka’s eponymous monumental canvas (1937-1942), now in the Kursk Gallery, Russia, which itself was based on a photograph by Boris Ignatovich.
Gurianov was a cult figure in the Leningrad underground scene of the 1980s and 1990s. Originally the drummer in the rock group Kino, after the death of the lead singer he became a full-time artist and member of the two most important art movements to emerge at the end of the Soviet Union: the New Artists and the New Academy. The New Academicians sought to restore the figurative in contemporary art and a return to the Classical ideals of beauty, allowing them to explore, more or less openly, androgyny and homoeroticism in art.
Gurianov was a cult figure in the Leningrad underground scene of the 1980s and 1990s. Originally the drummer in the rock group Kino, after the death of the lead singer he became a full-time artist and member of the two most important art movements to emerge at the end of the Soviet Union: the New Artists and the New Academy. The New Academicians sought to restore the figurative in contemporary art and a return to the Classical ideals of beauty, allowing them to explore, more or less openly, androgyny and homoeroticism in art.