Lot 70
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ANDREI GROSITSKY | 'Beer' and 'Composition with Lamp' [Two works]

Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
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Description

  • Andrei Grositsky
  • 'Beer' and 'Composition with Lamp' [Two works]
  • ballpoint pen, pencil and collage on paper
  • Image: 16 1/2 by 23 1/4 in., 42 by 59cm; 13 3/4 by 18 3/4 in., 35 by 48cm
  • Framed: 24 3/4 by 31in., 63 by 79cm; 22 by 26 3/4 in., 56 by 68cm
signed, titled and inscribed in Cyrillic and dated '1993' and '1992' respectively on the reverseballpoint pen, pencil and collage on paper

Exhibited

Ashdod, Art Museum Ashdod, 'Persecuted Art & Artists under Totalitarian Regimes in Europe During the 20th Century', 22 June - 21 September 2003, both listed on p.278 of the catalogue

Condition

Beer: There are pinholes to the corners and edges. There is creasing to the top corners as well as minor creasing elsewhere. The sheet has slightly discolored and there are handling marks to the blank background. There is a minor media stain in the lower left corner. Composition with Lamp: The sheet has discolored and there is minor creasing in places. Held in simple wooden frames behind plexiglass. Unexamined out of frames.
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