A GROUP OF FIVE DRAWINGS BY LEONID LAMM (RUSSIAN 1928-2017)

comprising:
a) Hands and Lips, 1974, pen, ink and watercolor on paper laid mounted on thick paper, 21 x 29 cm (8 1/4 x 11 3/8 in.), monogrammed and dated lower left
b) Passion, 1974, pen, colored ink on paper laid on paper board, 20 x 29 cm (7 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.), monogrammed and dated lower left
c) Double-Unit, 1975, paint on thick paper laid down on paper board, 25 x 35 cm (9 7/8 x 13 3/5 in.), monogrammed and dated lower left
d) We Are Flying, I Brought You a Flower, 1970, colored pencil on paper, mounted on thick paper, 44 x 32 cm (17 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.), monogrammed and dated lower right
e) Aphroditavtomoto, 1964, pastel on paper laid down on thick paper, 62 x 37 cm (24 3/8 x 14 5/8 in.), monogrammed and dated lower left

PROVENANCE
The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham

CONDITION
a) Unframed, the work appears in age-appropriate condition. Mounting adhesive around the perimeter and upper left center, lower left center, upper center and upper right edge of sheet from mounting. Minor discoloration to the sheet lower left.
b) Unframed, the work appears in good condition. The sheet is partly glued to the paper board.
c) Unframed, the work appears in age appropriate condition. Minor losses of paint to the corner and perimeter. Minor craquelure visible, most notably the upper center.
d) Unframed, the work appears in age-appropriate condition. Minor surface scuffs visible around the back foot. The paper has lifted slightly from the lower left corner.
e) Unframed, the work appears in age-appropriate condition. Discoloration to the sheet upper left and lower left corner, perimeter right center, losses to the paper upper right corner.

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