Sold for:
$14,400
$14,400
oil lace rope chainlink and mixed media on canvas 80 x 64. 5 cm (31 1/2 x 25 3/8 in.) signed and dated lower left PROVENANCEAcquired from the artist Evgeny Rukhin in MoscowPrivate Collection, USAThis rare painting by an artist who died tragically young, was acquired by an American stationed in Moscow during the 1970s, who bought it directly from Evgeny Rukhin, and it has stayed in the same collection since then. A member of the Lianozovo group of artists, Nadezhda Elskaya studied art closely with Oscar Rabin. She would later participate in the infamous Bulldozer Exhibition of 1974.
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2009-04-23
