Lot 230
  • 230

Boris Sveshnikov

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Boris Sveshnikov
  • Night Awakening
  • signed and titled in Cyrillic and dated 1964 on the reverse and bearing various exhibition labels on the stretcher
  • oil on canvas
  • 75 by 80cm, 29 1/2 by 31 1/2 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.245 of the catalogue
Verona, Palazzo Forti, L'arte vietata in URSS 1955-1988, 7 March - 4 June 2000, illustrated on p.148 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.159 and listed on p.284 of the catalogue
Bern, Kunstmuseum Bern, Avantgarde im Untergrund. Russische Nonkonformisten aus der Sammlung Bar-Gera, 3 February - 24 April 2005, illustrated on p.75 and listed on p.176 of the catalogue

Condition

Original canvas. There are minor abrasions with several flecks of paint loss along the edges. There is a covering of surface dirt. Inspection under UV light reveals retouching to the right edge. Held in a simple wooden tray frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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