29 November 2017 Russian Art Auctions

29 November 2017

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Arcade Machines

260. PETROV, ARKADY (B. 1940)

Arcade Machines, signed four times, inscribed in Cyrillic “Moskva/Gorlovka/molodets”, titled and dated 1987 on the reverse.

Oil on cardboard, 76.5 by 67 cm.
4,000-6,000 GBP


Provenance: With salon of the Art Fund of the USSR (label on the reverse).
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in Moscow in 2004.
Important private collection, Europe.

Exhibited: Facing Characters, Maastricht, 2006.

Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Facing Characters. Behind Impressions, Maastricht, 2006, p. 75, illustrated.


Notes on symbols:
* Indicates 5% Import Duty Charge applies.
Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
† Indicates Standard VAT scheme applies, and the rate of 20% VAT will be charged on both hammer price and premium.