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Original Screenprint in Red Enamel Ink • Sots Art
Vitaly Komar & Alexander Melamid
Russian / American, born 1943 & 1945
Thank You Comrade Stalin for Our Happy Childhood!
1983
Publisher & Workshop
Published by Strother/Elwood Art Editions, New York (with red publisher's stamp on verso; printed at John Nichols Printmakers & Publishers, SoHo, NYC (bearing the workshop's signature 'a' blind emboss mark on lower left margin).
Hand-Signed in Pencil by Both Artists • Numbered 50/80
Sots Art & Soviet Conceptualism Masterpiece
Iconic Monumental Edition in Vivid Red Enamel Ink
Created in 1983, Thank You Comrade Stalin for Our Happy Childhood! is one of the most celebrated works of Sots Art (Soviet Pop Art), pioneered by Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid as a brilliant, subversive critique of Soviet propaganda iconography. Rendered in a striking, high-contrast vivid red enamel ink with extraordinary graphic intensity by master printer John Nichols in SoHo, New York, this landmark screenprint is hand-signed by both artists and numbered from the limited main edition of 80 copies.
Medium: Original screenprint in red enamel ink on heavy wove paper
Edition & Signature: Numbered '50/80' and hand-signed in pencil by Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid in the lower right margin
Stamps & Blind Marks: Features the publisher’s red ink stamp (Strother Elwood Arts) on verso and the printer’s blind emboss monogram ('a' logo for John Nichols Printmakers) in the lower left corner
Publisher: Strother/Elwood Art Editions, New York
Printer: John Nichols Printmakers & Publishers, SoHo, New York (Workshop printers: John Nichols, Nenad Bojec, Elizabeth Shallow)
Condition Notes: Excellent overall condition for its age. Features a vertical crease through the left side of the sheet, which becomes visually subtle and minimally noticeable once framed. The sheet remains strong and stable, with exceptionally vibrant red enamel ink and fresh margins.
An important Sots Art specimen complete with full margins, bright enamel colors, and original pencil signatures.
Guaranteed authentic original screenprint.
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