Lot 185
  • 185

Yury Annenkov

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Yury Annenkov
  • Collage in Black and Brown
  • Signed G. Annenkov. (lower right)
  • Mixed media on canvas
  • 58 1/4 by 38 1/2 in.
  • 148 by 97.8 cm.
  • Executed circa 1962-1963.

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. 240, no. 8, illustrated
ABA Gallery, Russia-France, New York, no date, p. 14, illustrated

Condition

The work has been created on a piece of canvas. The canvas backing undulates visibly and is slack in the stretcher. There is an uneven varnish, matte ina reas and shiny in others. There is surface dirt and dust. The 3-dimensional elements of the work appear to be securely adhered to the canvas. There is a small scratch and associated loss along the extreme right edge approximately 20 inches from the bottom.
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