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HENRY KHUDYAKOV (RUSSIAN-AMERICAN B. 1930)

The Vest (From the Series of Eleven Numerous Vest Objects)

1979-1994
a vest and mixed media on canvas laid on board
75 x 59.7 cm (29 1/2 x 23.5 in.)
signed Khudyakov on verso, various dated notes describing what was added to the artwork on verso


LOT NOTES:
Former non-conformist poet turned artist, Henry Khudyakov, attributes the brightness and glitter of his artworks to the vibrant "Joie de vivre" of New York, where he resides since 1974. Vest was a multi-year project, and every stage of additions to the artwork documented in dated little notes on the back of the board. For instance, rubber bands and squares prongless studs are recorded to be added in 1980, acrylic and fluorescent paints - in 1983, glitter - in multiple years and red stars - in 1991.

Estimate: $1,500 – $2,000

Result: $9,375 (including premium)

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