Lot 255
  • 255

Yuri Zlotnikov

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Yuri Zlotnikov
  • Two Compositions
  • one signed with initials in Cyrillic and dated 59 l.r. and bearing various exhibition labels on the frame and backing board; the other signed in Cyrillic and dated 70 l.l. and bearing various exhibition labels on the frame and backing board
  • gouache on paper
  • 83 by 60cm, 32 1/2 by 23 1/2 in.; 60 by 83cm, 23 1/2 by 32 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 pp.229-230 of the catalogue
Verona, Palazzo Forti, L'arte vietata in URSS 1955-1988, 7 March - 4 June 2000, illustrated on pp.126-127 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.204 and listed on p.285 of the catalogue
Bern, Kunstmuseum Bern, Avantgarde im Untergrund. Russische Nonkonformisten aus der Sammlung Bar-Gera, 3 February - 24 April 2005, illustrated on p.109 and listed on p.174 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.102 and listed on p. 168 of the catalogue  

Condition

The the corners and edges are slightly worn. Pinholes are visible in the corners of both sheets. There is a small tear to the left edge of the 1959 work. There is a layer of surface dirt with rust marks and spots of dirt in places. Held in simple wooden frames behind Plexiglass. Unexamined out of frames.
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