MacDougall Auctions 2-3 December 2009
2 December 2009
* 533. SITNIKOV, VASILY 1915-1987
Proezd Parashi Kultyapkinoi signed, also titled and inscribed in Cyrillic "S pechat'u" on the reverse
Oil on canvas, 50.5 by 112 cm.
60,000-90,000 pounds
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in Moscow, c. 1975.
Private collection, USA.
Authenticity certificate from the artist.
Literature: A. Brusilovsky, A Pantheon of Russian Underground, State Russian Museum, Palace Editions, 2005, p. 19, illustrated.
A. Brusilovsky, Vasya Sitnikov and his Malaya Lubyanka/Time of the Artists, Moscow, 1999.
Z. Plavinskaya, Vasily Sitnikov, Moscow, 1998.
The Other Art. Moscow 1956–1988, Edited by I. Alpatova, Moscow, 2005.
A. Glezer, Contemporary Russian Art, Paris–Moscow–New York, 1993.
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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