RUSSIAN – AMERICAN ARTIST ERNST NEIZVESTNY b.1925 Start Price USD 14,500.00 Current Price USD 14,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 16,000.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, May 10, 2008 End Time Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Location Toronto, ON See more about 'RUSSIAN – AMERICAN ARTIST ERNST NEIZVESTNY b.1925' Description RUSSIAN – AMERICAN ARTIST ERNST NEIZVESTNY b.1925   “TORCO”,   Bronze,( dark brown patina) . Signed: “ Э.Н ” ,  1966,    10 x 4.5 x 6 in. (26 x 12.5 x 15 cm) , granite base 5 x 5 x 3in (12.5 x 12.5 x 8 cm) Weight: . ~8.4 kg ( 18.5lbs)   Reference: ( illusrations)  “Ernst Neizvestny “ by Mario De Micheli, Milan 1978, p.85  Catalog 1978 p. 2 COA Art Gallery “ Moscow”   Excellent condition, extremely rare.   Ernst NeizvestnyBorn in 1925 in Sverdlovsk. In 1946 he entered the Academy of Arts in Riga, Latvia. In 1947-54 studied in MGHI. Immigrated in 1976 to the USA. His monumental sculptures are in Moscow, Artek, Ashghabad, Odessa, Sverdlovsk, Magadan, Yugoslavia, Egypt, Sweden, Washington.He participated in exhibitions in Moscow, Tbilisi, Tashkent, Saint-Petersburgh, Nizhniy Novgorod, Vladivostok, Riga, London, Geneva, Prague, Paris, Florence, Lugano, Rome, Vienna, West Berlin, New York, San Francisco, Washington, Amsterdam, London, Leverkusen, Milano, Stockholm, Oslo, and Dusseldorf, Seattle, New Jersey... Works in private collections: NIELS BOR, CH.CHAPLIN, ARMAND HAMMER, NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV, OLOF PALME, PABLO PICASSO, MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH, JEAN PAUL SARTRE, IRVING STONE and many others. Works in Museums (partial list) : Museum of Modern Art (N.Y. USA),Kennedy Centre ( Washington D .C. USA ), The Jewish Museum ( N.Y. USA ) Tel – Aviv Museum ( Israel), Museum of Modern Art ( Paris, France), Vatican Collection ( Rome , Italy),Museum of Modern Art ( Stockholm, Sweden), Tretiakow Gallery ( Moscow), Russian Museum ( St. Petersburg) Lives in New York. More information you can find on website: www.enstudio.com   GUARANTEES: Please note, that many of artworks I offered are old and may have been restored, reconditioned or have some defects that come with years of age. In description I give my general opinion of the condition, but these remarks are my solely opinion. Please e-mail of any questions before you start to bid and I will provide extra information and send extra images. All information about artwork ,copy of references, original COA will send to buyer.     PAYMENT AND SHIPPING: High bidder have to pay actual shipping . Insurance is extra on buyer's request. Please contact me for prices on shipping internationally. Preferred forms of payment include Cashier's Check, Money order or Wire Transfer Personal checks are also accepted, but require 21-24 days to clear before the item may be shipped out. All kind of payments are subject to verification. We are not responsible for items lost or damaged by the post office. The buyer is responsible for any customs charges due and brokerage fees, taxes and tariffs on international shipments Please e-mail me if you have any questions   Place a Bid!