Artist
Boris SmelovRussian, 1951–1998
CultureRussian
Titles
- Man with an Ax
Date1975, printed 1980s
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 11/16 × 8 11/16 in. (22.1 × 22.1 cm)
Sheet: 15 11/16 × 11 3/4 in. (39.8 × 29.8 cm)
Sheet: 15 11/16 × 11 3/4 in. (39.8 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nailya Alexander
Object number2013.425
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black ink, verso, top left: 3 [circled] // B [in pencil]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top center: Smelov Boris // Человек с топором [Man with an Ax]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top right: BS-003
Inscribed in pencil, verso (not artist’s hand), bottom edge: Man with an Ax (After Raskolnikov), 1975
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom right: $350
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top center: Smelov Boris // Человек с топором [Man with an Ax]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top right: BS-003
Inscribed in pencil, verso (not artist’s hand), bottom edge: Man with an Ax (After Raskolnikov), 1975
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom right: $350
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Boris Smelov
1975, printed early 1980s
Gelatin silver print
2013.430
