LEONID PURYGIN (RUSSIAN 1951-1996)

LEONID PURYGIN (RUSSIAN 1951-1996)

Moloch, 1988
central panel: oil on canvas, below: oil on canvas on panel, the rest oil on panel, all within hand-carved and painted frame with detachable figure and nails
overall dimensions when open: 78 x 97 cm (30 3/4 x 38 1/4 in.), closed: 78 x 47 cm (30 3/4 x 18 1/2 in.), central panel: 30 x 39.5 cm (11 3/4 x 15 1/2 in.), below: 11.2 x 40 cm (4 3/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
central panel dated 19881 lower left

PROVENANCE
Sotheby's, Moscow, July 7, 1988, lot 83
Acquired at the above by film actress and director Penny Marshall
Her estate
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Sold along with the original 1988 Sotheby's catalogue

CONDITION
The work is in overall very good original condition. Observed out of the frame, some surface dirt apparent to the two panels. Light wear to the wood in places, as apparent in photographs. One small splinter to the back of the plaque. Inspection under UV light shows no apparent signs of restoration.

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