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THBSOLOMON SAMSONOVICH BOIM (RUSSIAN 1899-1978)
Lot 203
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- Lot Description
SOLOMON SAMSONOVICH BOIM (RUSSIAN 1899-1978)
Kolkhoz Cattle, 1936
watercolor and gouache on paper
44 x 53 cm (17 1/4 x 20 7/8 in.)
signed with initials lower right; signed, titled and dated on verso
PROVENANCE
Collection of Viktor Kholodkov
LOT NOTES
Solomon Boim is known mostly for his works in graphic techniques: watercolor, gouache, drawing, engraving, and posters (Agitplakat). From 1926 on he participated in hundreds of exhibitions at home and abroad. Boim studied at Vkhutemas (the famous school of Russian Avant-garde art which later became Vkhutein) from 1922 through 1929, under such prominent Russian artists as Nikolay Kupreyanov and Piotr Lvov. In later years, Boim was an illustrator of childrens' and other books for "Detgiz" and other publishers, and became the Official Artist of the Soviet Baltic Fleet, often painting Nahimovtsy (Nahimov cadets) and other young people. Boim's paintings of cities, Soviet life, children and students, are exemplary works of Socialist realism, and capture an especially optimistic period in Soviet art.
This painting is from the collection of Viktor Kholodkov (1948-2015), who fulfilled his passion for books, avant-garde design and paper memorabilia by devoting his life to collecting and dealing of prominent works of Russian graphic art of the first half of the 20th century. The dedicated collector acquired a multitude of books and artworks throughout decades, meticulously labeling and archiving every single item. Many came directly from the most preeminent artists of the time, as well as from their families and estates. He also possessed a vast number of drawings from the famous collection of another avant-garde enthusiast, Nikolai Khardzhiev. After leaving the USSR in 1989 and settling in California, Viktor continued his work as a Soviet art dealer and critic, actively publishing various articles and contributing to several major Russian avant-garde exhibitions across the U.S., such as the 1991 Russia Under Fire in the 40s on the West Coast and the 1992 Guggenheim exhibition The Great Utopia: The Russian and Soviet Avant-Garde. Kholodkov also contributed to the archives of the biggest American institutions. His sophisticated selection of over 2000 Russian sheet music covers was acquired by The Library of Congress, and an extensive amount of material related to VKhUTEMAS is now at the J. Paul Getty Museum. - Buyer's Premium
