455. Alexander Konstantinovich Bogomazov. Abstract composition. 1915.

Alexander Konstantinovich Bogomazov. Abstract composition. 1915. The probable starting point of abstract stylization was a still life form, where a large plant is guessed on the floor, shifted somewhat to the right, against the background of a window sill and a window under the slope of the roof. In the lower right corner, the initials of the master and the date: 1915, AB. On the back, in blue pencil, is the signature of Bogmazov`s widow Wanda: "I certify the work: V. Bogomazov. The inscription was made during the sale of works in 1979. Gray semi-cardboard, charcoal pencil. 66.5 x52.3 cm. In addition to the examinations of the All-Russian Artistic Research and Restoration Center named after Academician I.E. Grabar for 2007 and the State Scientific and Restoration Institute for Restoration in 2001, an act of art criticism examination by Dmitry Vladimirovich Sarabyanov, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences for 2001 and Smolnikov`s own handwritten letter about the acquisition of six graphic works from the master`s family.