Lyubitel Kislogo (Lover of Sour Things), Leningrad

1973

Boris Smelov

Associated Names
Boris Smelov

Artist, Russian, 1951 - 1998

The image shows a man visible from the waist up, leaning forward with his forearms resting on a roughly hewn wooden table. The man is positioned at an angle, with his head slightly tilted and his hands clasped together near his chin. He has a bald head and distinct facial features with a nose that appears prominent in the shadows. The man is wearing a dark suit jacket with light shading which adds texture to the garment. Two eggs are placed on the table in front of him. The background consists of worn and textured walls, and the surface appears to be stone or concrete, with soft shadows cast across the area.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.23 × 22.23 cm (8 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 39.8 × 30 cm (15 11/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4501


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Boris Smelov, St. Petersburg, Russia; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1995; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Changing Reality: Recent Soviet Photography, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 11 – July 7, 1991; Fine Arts Center, Cheekwood, Nashville, TN, September 19 – November 1, 1992; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, NY, January 23 – March 7, 1993; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 28 – May 9, 1993; Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA, January – February, 1994; Haverford College, Haverford, PA, March – May, 1994

Bibliography

1991

  • Bendavid-Val, Leah ed. Changing Reality: Recent Soviet Photography. Exh. cat. Corcoran Gallery of Art and Art Services International, Washington, DC, 1991: 39.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, top center in graphite: Smelov Boris / "Любитель кислого"; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 1995.47.1

Wikidata ID

Q64145476

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