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AUCTION 52: A NEW YORK AUCTION ART FALL SALE
Lot 77:
Boris Sveshnikov, six pencil and ink on paper sketches depicting human figures, abstract designs, branches and a seashell. Two of the drawings a double-sided. One of the drawings is inscribed ‘A work by Boris Sveshnikov purchased from his family. Y. Volkogonov’. Another work is inscribed and dated on the verso ‘A 1960’s work by Boris Sveshnikov purchased from his family. Y. Volkogonov’.
Note: Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov (1927-1998) was a Russian Nonconformist painter, graphic artist, and book illustrator. Refers to unofficial Soviet art. In 1946 he was repressed for anti-Soviet propaganda. Rehabilitated in 1956. Belongs to the generation of the sixties. He worked for Goslitizdat and created illustrations for books by Goethe, E. T. A. Hoffmann, H. K. Andersen, the brothers Grimm, M. Maeterlinck, K. G. Paustovsky, J. Soderberg, T. Moore, J. Vrchlitsky and other writers. One of the largest and most authoritative representatives of the unofficial art of the 1950s to 1980s.
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Dimensions: Largest: 10 1/4 x 4 1/8 in., (26 x 10.5 cm.)
Condition: Condition varies but most are very good. Expected foxing due to age.
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