MacDougall's Russian Art Auctions 25-27 November 2019
25 November 2019
* 72. SOKOV, LEONID (1941–2018)
Lenin and Giacometti, signed, marked “A.P.” and dated 1990 on the base.
Bronze, height 48 cm (with base).
10,000–20,000 GBP
Artist’s proof from an unnumbered edition.
Provenance: Private collection, USA.
Related literature: For another cast from the same edition, see Leonid Sokov. Sculptures, Paintings, Objects, Installations, Documents, Articles, St Petersburg, Palace Editions, 1995, p. 83, illustrated; p. 140, No. 299, listed.
Exhibition catalogue, R. Khidekel (ed.), It’s the Real Thing. Soviet and Post-Soviet Sots Art and American Pop Art, Minneapolis, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, 1998, p. 67, illustrated.
For another version of the composition, see Leonid Sokov. Sculptures, Paintings, Objects, Installations, Documents, Articles, St Petersburg, Palace Editions, 1995, illustrated on the cover.
Notes on symbols:
* Indicates 5% Import Duty Charge applies.
Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
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