Lot 201
  • 201

Ilya Kabakov

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Ilya Kabakov
  • Mushroom Pickers
  • bearing various exhibition labels on the frame and stretcher
  • coloured pencil and ink on paper
  • 39 by 22cm, 15 1/2 by 8 3/4 in.

Exhibited

St Petersburg, The State Russian Museum; Moscow, The State Tretyakov Gallery; Frankfurt am Main, Städel et al., Nonkonformisty: vtoroy russkiy avangard 1955-1988, 1996-1997, illustrated on p.152 of the catalogue
Verona, Palazzo Forti, L'arte vietata in URSS 1955-1988, 7 March - 4 June 2000, illustrated on p.189 of the catalogue
Ashdod, Art Museum Ashdod, Persecuted Art & Artists under Totalitarian Regimes in Europe During the 20th Century, 22 June - 21 September 2003, illustrated on p.231 and listed on p.279 of the catalogue
Bern, Kunstmuseum Bern, Avantgarde im Untergrund. Russische Nonkonformisten aus der Sammlung Bar-Gera, 3 February - 24 April 2005, illustrated on p.137 and listed on p.168 of the catalogue
Bratislava, The Slovak National Gallery, Nonkonformisti. Druhá ruská avantgarda 1955-1988. Zbierka Bar-Gera, 14 November 2008 - 22 February 2009, illustrated on p.23 of the catalogue

Condition

There is minor wear to the corners of the sheet. There is light creasing to the top right and bottom right corners. There are dirt streaks along the top edge. The sheet has discoloured in line with age and there are spots of foxing in places. The sheet is hinged to the mount at the corners. Held in a simple wooden frame behind Plexiglass. Unexamined out of frame.
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