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Lot 313
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Dmitri Krasnopevtsev

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description

  • Dmitri Krasnopevtsev
  • Untitled
  • signed with artist's cypher and dated 76 l.r.; further dedicated to Kostakis on the reverse with the date 11 / IV - 77
  • oil on masonite
  • 58 by 62cm, 22 3/4 by 24 1/2 in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by George Costakis

Exhibited

Thessaloniki, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Soviet Alternative Art 1956-1988 from the Costakis Collections, 7 June - 10 September 2006

Literature

M.Tsantsanoglou, Soviet Alternative Art 1956-1988 from the Costakis Collections, Athens, 2006, p.108 illustrated no.6

Condition

There are a few minor imperfections to the board in the centre of the composition. The paint surface is dirty. There are two vertical surface scratches in the lower half. UV light reveals no apparent signs of retouching. Held in a simple frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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