994 - NEIZVESTNY ERNST (1925-2016)

NEIZVESTNY ERNST (1925-2016) ELAGINA ELENA (1949-2022) ZINOVIEV ALEXANDER (1922-2006) Moscow, 1970s Black-and-white photograph. 10 x 15 cm. Stamp ‘Ing. Vladimir Hák Bratislava’ and ownership inscriptions on the reverse. Ernst Iosifovich Neizvestny (1925-2016) was a Soviet and American sculptor, graphic artist, painter and philosopher, an icon of nonconformist art and laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1995). Elena Vladimirovna Elagina (1949-2022) was a Soviet and Russian artist, one of the leading representatives of Moscow Conceptualism, creator of objects and installations and Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts. Alexander Alexandrovich Zinoviev (1922-2006) was a Russian philosopher, writer, sociologist and essayist. In the 1950s and 1960s he was one of the symbols of the revival of philosophical thought in the USSR. After the publication in the West of his sharply satirical book ‘The Yawning Heights’, which brought him worldwide fame, and of the novel ‘The Radiant Future’, he was expelled from the country in 1978 and stripped of Soviet citizenship. He returned to Russia in 1999. Upon the buyer’s request, we are pleased to provide a general condition report for the Lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise prospective buyers to conduct their own inspection or consult a specialist or restorer of their choice for a comprehensive professional assessment. Any condition descriptions provided in the catalogue or through any correspondence are for guidance only and should not be considered a substitute for a firsthand evaluation. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’ IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.