MIKHAIL ROMADIN (RUSSIAN 1940-2012) Brushes and Money, 1985 oil on canvas 79.8 x 119.5 cm (31 3/8 x 47 in.) signed and dated lower right; signed, dated and titled on stretcher PROVENANCE Acquired from the artist by the present owner EXHIBITED Forbidden Art: The Postwar Russian Avant-Garde, February 1998-April 2002 The exhibition traveled to: Pasadena, ArtCenter College of Design, Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, February 22 - May 3, 1998 Moscow, The State Tretyakov Gallery, May 15 - June 15, 1999 St. Petersburg, The State Russian Museum, February 12 - April 4, 1999 Oxford, Ohio, Miami University Art Museum, November 2 - December 12, 1999 Brighton, Massachusetts, Boston College, McMullen Museum of Art, October 15 - December 10, 2000 Gainesville, University of Florida, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, April 12 - July 3, 2005 Laramie, University of Wyoming Art Museum, September 8 - November 18, 2007 St. Peter, Gustavus Adolphus College, Hillstrom Museum of Art, September 3 - November 10, 2008 LITERATURE Forbidden Art: The Postwar Russian Avant-Garde (Los Angeles, New York: Curatorial Assistance, Distributed Art Publishers, 1998), ex. cat., p. 46 (illustrated) CONDITION Observed in frame, the work appears in good original condition. Inspection under UV light shows a layer of varnish, no apparent signs of restoration. N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.