MacDougall Auctions 18 May 2005

18 May 2005

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The Man of the Future

* 18. STENBERG, VLADIMIR 1899-1963

The Man of the Future Signed

c. 1920 Oil on canvas, 101 by 74 cm.
Provenance: Private Collection, New York.
Painted in the 1920s, Stenberg's most interesting and productive period.
30,000-40,000 Pounds

Aside from Constructivist avant-garde theatre, film, and parade design, he was the chief artist for the Dnieproges Hydropower Station.

A similar work can be found in Rostov State Museum, Russia (the second painting shown below).

The Man of the Future

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