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LOT 44:
RUSSIAN MIXED MEDIA PAINTING BY BORIS SVESHNIKOV
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Sold for: $60
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RUSSIAN MIXED MEDIA PAINTING BY BORIS SVESHNIKOV
Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov, Russian Soviet, 1927 to 1998, mixed media, watercolor and charcoal, painting on paper depicting a pond landscape, 1980. Signed and dated, lower left. Framed. Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov was a Russian 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 others writers. One of the largest and most authoritative representatives of the unofficial art of the 1950s to 1980s. One of a kind artwork.
Dimensions: Frame 11 5/8 x 9 5/8 in, paper 9 x 5 3/4 in. All measurements are approximate.
Condition: Overall good vintage condition. Signs of age and wear. Refer to photos. Sold As Is.
