MacDougall Auctions 12-18 June 2008
12 June 2008
* 444. KOMAR and MELAMID B. 1943 and B. 1945
The Angel and The Imp diptych, each panel signed, dated 1985-86 and inscribed on the reverse.
Papier-mâché on panel, and oil and tempera on panel, 152 by 86 cm. and 152 by 81 cm. respectively.
50,000-70,000
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist.
Exhibited: Van Straaten Gallery, Chicago, USA, September-October, 1986.
Anarchistic Synthesism, Ronald Feldman Gallery, New York, USA, April-May 1986.
The History of the USSR, MacDougall's, London, April-May 2008.
Literature: I Bienal Internacional de Pintura, Museo de Arte Moderno, Cuenca, Ecuador, April-June 1987, illustrated (front cover).
"…We discovered the concept of multi-stylistic paintings during the
early period of Sots Art (1972–73). Later, in different series:
Anarchistic Synthesism, Mythological Creatures, Diaries etc., we united different
styles in diptychs, triptychs, polyptychs and other multi-panels.
Unity and juxtaposition of different styles in works such as Angel
and Imp and Medusa reflect contradictions in our minds and our
lives".
Vitaly Komar.
April 2008
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