NO RESERVE DISCOVERY ANTIQUE AUCTION 33
By Antique Arena Inc
Nov 13, 2021
2910 Coney Island Ave. 1st Floor, Brooklyn NY 11234, United States
A large collection of antique items combined from several NYC estates. Fine art, photographs, documents, military memorabilia, art glass, porcelain, decorative antique and more...
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LOT 60:

A SOVIET SATIRICAL POSTER MAQUETTE BY KAMINSKY

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Auction took place on Nov 13, 2021 at Antique Arena Inc
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A SOVIET SATIRICAL POSTER MAQUETTE BY KAMINSKY

A rare illustration painting maquette of the Russian Soviet satirical poster Burnout at work, designed by Leonid Kaminsky (1931-2005), Soviet graphic artist, member of the Fighting Pencil - a creative association of Leningrad artists who produced propaganda posters in the USSR. The Russian title text read as follows: Burnout at work. The poster maquette depicts the research institute Cold, with two orderlies in the foreground carrying out a burned employee who was literally and metaphorically Burnout at work. The name of the Research Institute - Cold and the appearance of its employees, which the viewer can see in the open windows of the building, makes the poster satirical.Illustration painting maquette for poster by Leonid Kaminsky for The Fighting Pencil Group, with original Russian pencil marks on the backside. Paper, mixed media.

Dimensions: 22 1/2 x 17 in.



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