Russian Pictures

Alexander Konstantinovich Bogomazov

Logs (Study for the Triptych Sawyers)

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June 8, 02:33 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Alexander Konstantinovich Bogomazov

1880 - 1930

Logs (Study for the Triptych Sawyers)

watercolour on paper

Sheet: 28.5 by 35.5cm, 11 ¼ by 14 in.

Framed: 57 by 63cm, 22 ½ by 24 ¾ in.

Executed in 1928

The family of the artist
Dmytro Horbachov, Kiev

Exhibition catalogue From Utopia to Tragedy. Ukrainian Avant-Garde 1914-1934, London: James Butterwick, 2017, p.19 illustrated

Exhibition catalogue Postponed Futures, London: GRAD, 2017, p.6 illustrated

Kiev, National Museum of Ukrainian Art, Alexander Bogomazov, December 1991 - January 1992
Maastricht, TEFAF, From Utopia to Tragedy. Ukrainian Avant-Garde 1914-1934, 10-19 March 2017
London, GRAD, Postponed Futures, 26 April - 24 June 2017

The present watercolour is a study for Bogomazov's unfinished triptych Sawyers, on which he worked during the final years of his life. It shows the bold colour scheme he adopted for the oil.

We would like to thank James Butterwick for providing additional cataloguing information.