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Komar and Melamid — Little Boat and Little Locomotive
Komar and Melamid

Little Boat and Little Locomotive

1984

Komar and Melamid's mixed-media work combines oil, photograph, canvas, and a plastic toy locomotive on plywood in this 1984 piece. The unconventional combination of materials creates a playful dialogue between fine art and found objects.

Medium
oil, photograph, canvas and a plastic toy locomotive on plywood
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Russian Pictures

June 1, 2021

Estimate: $20,000 – $30,000

Lot 202

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Komar and Melamid, Little Boat and Little Locomotive, 1984

Komar and Melamid's mixed-media work combines oil, photograph, canvas, and a plastic toy locomotive on plywood in this 1984 piece. The unconventional combination of materials creates a playful dialogue between fine art and found objects.

Medium
oil, photograph, canvas and a plastic toy locomotive on plywood
Year
1984
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Assemblage, Photograph, Mixed Media, Whimsical, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Found Objects, Contemporary, Russian, Post-Modern

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