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Portrait of Eric Bagdasarian signed in Cyrillic with initials 'V.Ya' (lower left) chalk and crayons on board 70 x 70cm (27 9/16 x 27 9/16in). unframed
Footnotes
Provenance Collection of Larisa Piatnitskaya (1940-2014), acquired directly from the artist in 1995 Thence by descent
In 1995, together with Eric Bagdasarian, Larisa Pianitskaya arranged for Yakovlev's temporary leave from a mental institution to which the artist had been committed for over 10 years. After a short stay at Piatnitskaya's place, the artist found new home in a flat rented for him and stocked with a generous supply of oils and canvases by Bagdasarian. This short, yet important period for Yakovlev left a deeply personal body of work which the offered five lots (73-77) represent. A reflection on Yakovlev's iconic subjects, - a still life (lot 75), a flower (lot 76), a flying bird (lots 74 and 77), and a portrait of a friend (lot 73), - these works convey a notion of solitude and fragile nature of a human being which is the central theme of Yakovlev's life and work.
Portrait of Eric Bagdasarian was created in 1995 in Piatnitskaya's flat in Moscow with crayons and chalk on one of the boards which Piatnitskaya often used in the household to pin paper notes and other materials. This instant, yet powerful portrait is a remarkable example of Yakovlev's extraordinary talent in conveying a complex psychological character of his sitters.
We are grateful to Yury Piatnitsky for assistance with cataloguing this lot.
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