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Hermitage Fine Art

232 - VLADISLAV PROVOTOROV (BORN IN 1947)
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Estimate €400 - €600
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VLADISLAV PROVOTOROV (BORN IN 1947) Untitled (Female and Male Torsos) signed in Cyrillic and dated ‘V Provotorov 77’ (along the lower right-hand edge) oil on canvas 100.5 × 60.5 cm Painted in 1977, this work dates from a period of particularly active involvement by Vladislav Provotorov in the Soviet non-conformist art movement. That same year saw the founding of the Group of Twenty Moscow Artists, of which he was a member. Provotorov studied at the Surikov State Academic Art Institute in Moscow and graduated from the Stroganov Higher School of Industrial Art in Moscow in 1972. During the 1970s, he took part in unofficial exhibitions held in flats, at artists’ homes, notably at Oscar Rabine’s. In September 1975, he took part in the non-conformist art exhibition at the VDNKh House of Culture in Moscow, one of the first officially authorised exhibitions of its kind, although it took place without any public announcement. In the 1980s and 1990s, Provotorov explored religious, apocalyptic and mystical themes in a style reminiscent of the Northern Renaissance. In the mid-1990s, he gradually withdrew from active artistic practice to devote himself to religious studies. He subsequently entered the Orthodox priesthood, becoming archpriest and rector of the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pavlovskaya Sloboda, near Moscow. At the buyer’s request, we shall be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a comprehensive assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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About the sale From 19th-century art to modern art, Eastern European art, icons, Camille Pissarro, Jean-Baptiste Olive, Lynn Chadwick, Léon Bakst.
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Auction time 10/27/2026 at 2:30 PM
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