Lot 86
  • 86

DMITRY LION | Untitled

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
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Description

  • Dmitry Lion
  • Untitled
  • ink on paper
  • Sheet: 24 by 33 1/2 in., 61 by 85cm
  • Framed: 31 3/4 by 41 1/2 in., 80.5 by 105.5cm
ink on paper

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.168 of the catalogue
Verona, Palazzo Forti, 'L'arte vietata in URSS 1955-1988', 7 March - 4 June 2000, illustrated on p.165 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.182 and listed on p.280 of the catalogue
Bern, Kunstmuseum Bern, 'Avantgarde im Untergrund. Russische Nonkonformisten aus der Sammlung Bar-Gera', 3 February - 24 April 2005, listed on p.170 of the catalogue

Condition

The sheet is undulating slightly and there are several creases to the bottom edge and corners, as well as some very minor creasing elsewhere. The sheet has discolored in line with age. There are some linear marks to the upper right corner. The sheet is hinged to the mount in the corners and along the edges. Held in a simple black frame behind plexiglass. Unexamined out of frame.
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