Notes:
Collection of drawings includes three variations of one theme, dated 1973, depicting green dog and two men, one blue and one red, standing together on yellow circular floor. Two prints feature two watercolor scenes on each print; each print is folded horizontally. One print features two glassworkers at the bench inside, or designed on, piece of glassware in both scenes, with various other pieces of glassware displayed as part of still life. Watercolor featured on upper portion of print titled Window glass and was created in 1972. "77" -- written in lower right corner of lower illustration. Second print features man, horse, dog, and bird in a scene very similar to glass sculpture titled Man, horse, dog, bird (CMG acquisition no. 90.3.36) on upper illustration and a landscape scene with city in background and running horse in foreground on lower illustration. "77" is written in lower right corner of upper illustration. Self portrait is in blue and black pen with watercolor scenes of Leningrad on either side; portrait is dated 1986.
Gift of Nikita Borisovich Smirnov.
Watercolor still life print sent to photography August 2011; watercolor featured on upper portion of print will be included in Spring/summer 2012 Studio catalog (photography no. 1000110691).