Untitled (Olga lvovna Golts: Whose Fly Is This?)
Ilya Kabakov's untitled triptych from the 1990s consists of three sheets of pen and ink on wove paper, each measuring 190 by 280 millimeters, presented together in a frame of overall dimensions 950 by 545 millimeters. The work's enigmatic title, referencing Olga Ivanovna Golts with the question "Whose Fly Is This?", suggests narrative or biographical dimensions typical of Kabakov's conceptual practice. Created during a period when the artist was developing his distinctive approach to combining drawing with textual and archival elements, this triptych format allows for sequential or comparative viewing across its three panels.
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- The triptych pen and ink on three sheets of wove paper, circa 1990s, each sheet 190 x 280mm (7 1/2 x 11in); framed as a triptych, overall 950 x 545mm (37 3/8 x 21 1/2in) (framed), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Silver Clouds, Estimate: £10,000 - 15,000, Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) Drawing for Two Nudes, Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000, Frank Bowling (b.1934) Towards Crab Island, Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500, NEWSLETTER, Quick Links, Calendar, Buying, Selling, Dep
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Prints & Works on Paper 1500-2026
March 31, 2026
Lot 54
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