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Rare Photographic Artworks Of The Former Soviet Union At Sotheby's (PICTURES)

Behind The Iron Curtain: Rare Photographic Artworks From The Former Soviet Union (PICTURES)
Sara C Nelson

Two baby faced marines pose with a teddy bear, while a shorts-clad chimpanzee holds a camera in front of the Kremlin.

They make up a collection of 800 images taken by artists living within the former Soviet Union, which are set to go under the hammer at Sotheby’s.

Entitled Changing Focus: A Collection of Russian & Eastern European Contemporary Photography, the 156 lots are expected to achieve close to £900,000.

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Suad Garayeva, curator of Contemporary Art CIS told Art Daily: “This unique collection sheds a fascinating light on the extraordinary and hitherto little-known photographic artwork produced in Russia during the second half of the twentieth century.

"The experimental snapshots, combining documentation of daily life with a fine-art are very different to the images of the region disseminated through Soviet propaganda.”

Changing Focus - A Collection Of Russian And Eastern European Contemporary Photography, Sothebys Auction
Lot 803, Raskopov(01 of22)
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EVGENY RASKOPOVSILENCE1980 on the reverse.ESTIMATE 1,500-2,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 804, Isi Trapido(02 of22)
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ISI TRAPIDOSPEED41.5 by 60 cm (16 3/8 by 23 5/8 in.)ESTIMATE 2,000-3,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 810, Igor Moukhin(03 of22)
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IGOR MOUKHINTWO WORKS FROM YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE BIG CITY SERIESSilver prints, one printed 1987. One signed, titled, numbered 4/25 and dated 1987 on thereverse, one signed, titled, and dated 1986 on the reverse. ESTIMATE 6,000-8,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 812, Igor Moukhin(04 of22)
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IGOR MOUKHINFOUR WORKS FROM YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE BIG CITY PROJECTSilver prints. Three signed, titled and dated 1987 on the reverse, one signed, titled,numbered 2/25 and dated 1986 on the reverse. ESTIMATE 8,000-12,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 814, Igor Moukhin(05 of22)
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IGOR MOUKHINANAPA, USSRSilver print. Signed, titled and dated 1989 on the reverse. Image 24 by 36 cm ( 9 1/2 by 14 1/8 in. ), sheet 29 by 40 cm ( 11 1/2 by 15 3/4 in. )ESTIMATE 3,000-5,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 816, Moukhin(06 of22)
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IGOR MOUKHINTWO WORKS FROM 1ST OF MAY SERIES; TWO WORKS FROM THE VICTORY DAY SERIESThese works were executed between 1994 and 1998.ESTIMATE 8,000-12,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 826, Mikhailov(07 of22)
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BORIS MIKHAILOVTWO WORKS FROM THE LURIKI SERIESEach 30 by 23.9 cm (11 3/4 by 9 3/8 in.)ESTIMATE 6,000-8,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 828, Mikhailov(08 of22)
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BORIS MIKHAILOVUNTITLED, FROM LURIKI SERIES27 by 21.2cm (10 5/8 by 8 3/8 in.)ESTIMATE 3,000-5,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 833, Rets(09 of22)
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ALEXANDER RETS'SNEG' BAND; 'PIRAMIDA' BAND; SVETA, SHASHA, IVAN OLASIUK; YAROSLAVA ANDDMITRIY BALIKINTwo images 27.8 by 33 cm (10 7/8 by 13 in.), sheets 30.5 by 39.6 cm (12 by 15 5/8 in.); Two10.2 by 15.2 cm (4 by 6 in.)ESTIMATE 4,000-6,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 843, Sutkus(10 of22)
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ANTANAS SUTKUSICE HOCKEY IN THE EVENINGSIlver print, printed 1971. 52 by 48 cm (20 1/2 by 19 in.)ESTIMATE 4,000-6,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 849, Macijauskas (i)(11 of22)
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ALEKSANDRAS MACIJAUSKASTWO WORKS FROM LITHUANIAN VILLAGE MARKETS SERIES; UNTITLED,FROM VETERINARY CLINICS SERIES29 by 38.5 cm (11 3/8 by 15 1/8 in.); 29.5 by 37.3 cm (11 5/8 by 14 5/8 in.); 38 by 29.5 cm(15 by 11 5/8 in.)ESTIMATE 4,000-6,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 856, Buivid(12 of22)
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VITA BUIVIDTHE LENINGRAD METRO; UNTITLED FROM THE TWO SERIES; UNTITLED FROMWOMAN'S THEATRE SERIES; UNTITLEDThese works were executed between 1990 and 1993.ESTIMATE 2,500-3,500 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 880, Savchenko(13 of22)
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IGOR SAVCHENKOTHE LIGHT STILL UNAWARE IT WAS A MISTAKE TO CHOOSE THIS ROAD, THE LIGHTSTILL TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE THICK BRANCHES OF THIS DARK FOREST NEAR THEROAD AND NINE UNTITLED WORKS.ESTIMATE 5,000-7,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 884, Fedorenko(14 of22)
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LIUDMILA FEDORENKOFIVE WORKS FROM THE TIME WHEN I WAS NOT BORN SERIESFour silver prints, printed 1993. ESTIMATE 4,000-6,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 897, Sliusarev(15 of22)
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ALEXANDER SLIUSAREVNINE UNTITLED WORKSTwo signed and dated 93 in the lower margin, one signed and dated 69on the reverse, one signed and dated 70 on the reverse, one signed and dated 85 one thereverse, four signed and dated 93 on the reverse.ESTIMATE 12,000-18,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 923, Titarenko(16 of22)
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ALEXEY TITARENKOFIVE WORKS FROM THE NOMENKLATURA OF SIGNS SERIES.Executed between 1985 and 1991ESTIMATE 7,000-9,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 928, Titarenko(17 of22)
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ALEXEY TITARENKOTWO WORKS FROM BLACK AND WHITE MAGIC OF ST. PETERSBURG SERIES, ONEWORK FROM ST. PETERSBURG SERIES, ONE WORK FROM KIEV SERIES AND TWOUNTITLED WORKSExecuted between 1993 and 1999, ESTIMATE 7,000-9,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 951, Mikhalevkin(18 of22)
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BORIS MIKHALEVKINEMIGRANTS FROM KAZAKHSTAN; THE END OF THE ROAD; FIRST MORNING; CHURCHWEDDING, SMOLENSK; UNTITLEDLargest 33.7 by 49 cm (13 1/4 by 19 1/4 in. ); smallest 27 by 40 cm (10 1/2 by 15 3/4 in.)ESTIMATE 8,000-12,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 952, Mikhalevkin(19 of22)
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BORIS MIKHALEVKINJULY, RETURNING FROM MOWING; WAITING IN LINE FOR BREAD; CONFLICT; VILLAGEWEDDINGLargest 38.6 by 50 cm (15 1/8 by 19 5/8 in.); Smallest 26.3 by 39.5 cm (10 3/8 by 15 1/2 in.)ESTIMATE 4,000-6,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 954, Chumakov(20 of22)
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A. CHUMAKOVFOUR WORKS FROM THE QUIET SERIESSilver prints. Each signed, titled and dated 90 on the reverse.Each 29 by 29.5 cm (11 3/8 by 11 5/8 in.)ESTIMATE 2,000-3,000 GBP (credit:Sothebys)
Lot 832, Komar and Melamid (ii)(21 of22)
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Lot 825, Mikhailov - Untitled from Luriki Series(22 of22)
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