Gleb Bogomolov (1933–2016) Russian Nonconformist Mixed Media Abstract, 1987

GLEB BOGOMOLOV

Russian, 1933–2016

Abstract Composition, 1987

Gouache and mixed media on paper

Image size: 17 × 24 in. (43.2 × 61 cm)

Framed size: 24 × 31 in. (61 × 78.7 cm)

A characteristic abstract composition by Gleb Bogomolov, combining layered washes of muted rose, ochre, olive, and gray with expressive black linework, geometric forms, and metallic gold accents.

A stylized animal head appears in the upper right, surrounded by fragmented architectural and landscape elements characteristic of the artist’s symbolic visual language.

Gleb Bogomolov was one of the leading figures of Leningrad and St. Petersburg unofficial art and an important representative of the Russian nonconformist movement beginning in the 1970s.

Signed “Глеб” and dated “87” lower right.

A Simon Sherman, New York, dealer’s stamp appears on the frame backing.

Presented under glass in a black frame with a wide mat.

Condition: Excellent condition. Presents beautifully.