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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
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
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.