NEDKO SOLAKOV (Tscherwen Brjag/Bulgaria 1957–lives and works in Sofia) Deleted scenes from a Silly Movie. 2013. Sepia, black and white ink and paper wash, on firm paper. Series of 12 drawings. Signed and dated in cyrilic lower right: Conak 13, also titled and numbered upper right: FROM "SELECTED SCENES FROM A SILLY MOVIE" #1-12. Each 19 × 28 cm. The artist has confirmed the authenticity of this work. We thank him for his kind assistance. “Sometimes when I start a drawing, I sense that it will take a long time to achieve the rendering I really like. At some point, I start to write down the story. Even though I know that the drawing that will go above it will still need quite a lot of work. I never ever write stories on the side of the paper. I start at the bottom and always think positively that I’ll have enough space to complete the story (…) There is a sense of suspense for me: how do I end the story in a logical way? Usually, it happens. In any case I don’t consider the text as an explanation of the image, nor the image as an illustration to the text.” Nedko Solakov Provenance: - Artist's studio. - Purchased directly from the artist by the present owner in 2013, since then private collection Switzerland.