Lot 106
  • 106

Yury Annenkov

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Yury Annenkov
  • Collage in Gray
  • Signed G. Annenkov (lower left)

  • Mixed media on board

  • 52 by 35 in.
  • 129.5 by 89 cm.
  • Executed circa 1920-1930s.

Provenance

The artist's studio (and sold: Sotheby's, Olympia, November 20, 2003, lot 279)
ABA Gallery, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Literature

Andrei Tolstoy, "Abstract Compositions of Yuri Annenkov," Pinakoteka, no. 22-23, 2006, p. 239, no. 7, illustrated
ABA Gallery, Russia-France, New York, no date, p. 13, illustrated

Condition

Oil and iron on board. The surface is dirty and covered in a layer of varnish. There is minor paint loss around the edges, particularly in the upper left corner. There is craquelure apparent in the oil paint and possible loss of pigment on the iron piece.
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