Lot 504: Leonid Borisov, Russian b.1943- Untitled geometric

Leonid Borisov, Russian b.1943- Untitled geometric abstract composition; oil on canvas, signed and dated 1986 to verso, 60x65cm Note: Leonid Borisov was initially recognised as a Soviet Nonconformist Artist, he concentrated on geometric abstraction which was closer in style to the nonconformist art in Moscow than his home town of Leningrad. In 1978 the Ministry of Culture granted him a solo show at the Krupskaia House of Culture which was a feat of success in itself as unofficial shows were banned in Leningrad after 1976 particularly. More recently he contributed work in 1991 to the exhibition 'Modern Artists-Homage to Malevich', the State Tretiakov Gallery have two of his paintings in their collection and his work is also in the collections of the Penza State Art Gallery, the Dresden State Art Gallery and the State Russian Museum. Borisov continues to work in a geometric abstract style and lives in St. Petersburg.