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Vladlen Gavrilchik
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Vladlen Gavrilchik
- Playing the Accordian ["shire baian razverni starshina"], 1988
- signed in Cyrillic and dated 88 (upper left); also titled in Cyrillic and inscribed 100 x 150 (on the reverse)
- oil on canvas
- 39 1/2 by 59 in.
- 101 by 150 cm
Exhibited
Saint Petersburg, Borey Art Gallery, Paintings by Vladlen Gavrilchik, September 2002
Literature
Paintings by Vladlen Gavrilchik, Saint Petersburg: Borey Art Gallery, 2002, p. 36, illustrated
Condition
Oil on original canvas. The surface is very slightly dirty and there are minor stains in a couple places. There are also scratches and craquelure in some places, particularly in an area approx. 10in. wide to the left of the window. A couple minor flakes of paint loss have occurred, including to certain outer edges and corners. Held in a modern wood frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Vladlen Gavrilchik, a former naval officer as well as poet and artist, became an important figure in the Leningrad artistic underground. In 1974, he participated in the first exhibition of unofficial Leningrad art, held at the Gaz Palace of Culture.
His first works, executed in the mode of naïve or primitive art, are characterized by stylized forms and a meticulous—almost obsessive—attention to detail. From the mid-1970s onward, irony, parody, and the grotesque predominate in his increasingly politicized works, which portray the gloomy realities of Soviet life and present stereotypical images of the nation's people and rituals.