Sergey Shablavin (Russian, born 1944) Counterpoint inscribed with artist's name, title, and dated '1974' (verso); backing board with attached colour photograph and reproduction signed in Cyrillic titled and inscribed 'Moscow - 4 April 2006' gouache, pencil and liquid emulsion on paper 61.5 x 59.5cm (24 3/16 x 23 7/16in). Footnotes: The present lot is offered with catalogue Drei Beobachter in der russischen Landschaft, Galerie Karenina, Wien, 1992 and a document S. Shablavin. Some undressing thoughts of the artist about his art. (3) Provenance Acquired by the present owner directly from the artist in Moscow This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com