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Grisha Bruskin
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Grisha Bruskin
- Logia (Fragment)
- signed, titled in Cyrillic and dated 1988 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 46 by 55cm., 18 by 21 3/4 in.
Provenance
A gift from the artist to the family of the present owner in appreciation and gratitude.
Condition
Original canvas. The picture is clean and ready to hang. Held in a modern silvered frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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"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
The two central themes in the work of Grisha Bruskin are the myths of Judaism and Communism. His oeuvre epitomises precisely the nonconformist artist's search for an alternative reality through which they can affirm their individual identity. Bruskin himself acknowledges that the majority of my generation sought positive ideas: in Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, art or political dissidence'. Nevertheless, as a product of the Soviet system against which they rebelled, Bruskin like many artists of his day, lived parallel lives: on the one hand locked within this system, but at the same time trapped outside it.
"...I wanted to create art about the myth of socialism, not to take the mask from the face of socialism, but to put another mask on the myth."
The artist cited in R. and M. Baigell, Soviet Dissident Artists, New Brunswick, 1995
"...I wanted to create art about the myth of socialism, not to take the mask from the face of socialism, but to put another mask on the myth."
The artist cited in R. and M. Baigell, Soviet Dissident Artists, New Brunswick, 1995