Lot 257
  • 257

Erik Bulatov

Estimate
1,800 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • Erik Bulatov
  • Light Diagonal and Light Diagonal G-8
  • each signed in Cyrillic, one dated 64, the other 65 l.r.; further bearing various exhibition labels on the frames and backing boards
  • pencil on paper
  • 20.5 by 29.5cm, 8 by 11 1/2 in.; 17 by 23.5cm, 6 3/4 by 9 1/4 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 pp.113 and 114 of the catalogue
Verona, Palazzo Forti, L'arte vietata in URSS 1955-1988, 7 March - 4 June 2000, Light Diagonal illustrated on p.172 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.205 and listed on p.277 of the catalogue
Bern, Kunstmuseum Bern, Avantgarde im Untergrund. Russische Nonkonformisten aus der Sammlung Bar-Gera, 3 February - 24 April 2005, listed on p.166 of the catalogue
Bratislava, The Slovak National Gallery, Nonkonformisti. Druhá ruská avantgarda 1955-1988 14 November 2008 - 22 February 2009, Light Diagonal G-8 illustrated on p.113 and listed on p.169 of the catalogue

Condition

Both sheets are hinged to the mount at the corners and are undulating slightly. The edges and corners are slightly worn. Both sheets have discoloured and have a layer of surface dirt. Held in wooden frames behind glass. Unexamined out of frames.
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