Bidspirit auction | MIHAIL CHEMIAKIN RUSSIAN LIMITED EDITION

MIHAIL CHEMIAKIN RUSSIAN LIMITED EDITION LITHOGRAPH - Mihail Chemiakin, Russian, born 1943, lithograph on paper. The artwork depicts a Surrealist composition with a figure lying down on bed, with text fragments. Signed, dated Paris, 1974, numbered 60 out of 100, and dedicated to Suzanne Massie lower left. Unframed. The lot also includes a catalog of Chemiakins exhibition which took place in Galerie Dina Verny, Paris, in 1971. Provenance: Gifted directly by the artist to Suzanne Massie, 1931 to 2025, an American scholar and noted interpreter of Russian culture whose close relationships with artists, institutions, and intellectuals in both the United States and Russia were fostered through decades of cultural exchange, including close friendships with Mihail Chemiakin and Dmitri Shagin. Mihail Chemiakin or Shemyakin is a Russian-American painter, stage designer, sculptor and publisher, and a controversial representative of the nonconformist art tradition of St. Petersburg. Collectible Graphic Art, Prints And Multiples, Limited Edition, Soviet Unofficial Art, Nonconformism. Dimensions Largest Paper 13 x 19 in. Image 9 3/4 x 13 in. Smallest 9 1/4 x 9 in. All measurements are approximate Condition Overall good vintage condition. Signs of age and wear. Stains, creases. Refer to photos. Sold As Is.