BORIS SMELOV (1951-1998) - Lot 245

Lot n° 245
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BORIS SMELOV (1951-1998) - Lot 245
BORIS SMELOV (1951-1998) Zaïatchi Island, Fortress St Petersburg, 1994 Vintage gelatin silver print on heavy paper. 498x499 mm Reproduit dans le catalogue de l'Ermitage, notice 178 Was this composition an inspiration for the Russian president ? "President Dmitry Medvedev has outdone his popular predecessor Vladimir Putin-as an artist. A photograph taken by Medvedev of the Kremlin in the Siberian city of Tobolsk was sold for 51 million rubles at a charity auction in St. Petersburg on Saturday night, surpassing the 37 million rubles paid last year for a painting by Prime Minister Putin. Medvedev's black-and-white photo of the city's fortress was snapped up by Mikhail Z., a board member at the pulpand- paper company where Medvedev once worked as a lawyer. Z. said he planned to hang the 69x96-centimeter picture in his office: Dmitry Anatolyevich has always enjoyed professional photography, and of course, we wanted to obtain his work, especially since the money for it will go to such a good cause. -Irina Titova, St. Petersburg Times, 19 January 2010. Composition très proche de la célèbre vue de la citadelle de Tobolsk vendue aux enchères en janvier 2010
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