Lot 262
  • 262

Vladimir Yakovlev

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Vladimir Yakovlev
  • White Flower
  • signed in Cyrillic l.r.; further bearing various exhibition labels on the frame and backing board
  • gouache on paper
  • image size: 83 by 55cm, 32 3/4 by 21 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.130 of the catalogue
Verona, Palazzo Forti, L'arte vietata in URSS 1955-1988, 7 March - 4 June 2000, illustrated on p.142 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.195 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.89 and listed on p.167 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.83 and listed on p.167 of the catalogue

Condition

There is general wear to the edges and creasing in all but the upper left corner. A further crease is visible in the sheet to the left of the centre of the top edge. There are flecks of paint loss to the white pigment in all petals with further scattered flecks in places. There are very fine cracks in the built-up areas of white pigment in the top right petal. There are scattered spots of media staining. Held in a simple wooden frame behind Plexiglass. Unexamined out of frame.
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