Items Similar to Untitled (Monster, Better believe it)
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 8
Konstantin BokovUntitled (Monster, Better believe it)1985
1985
About the Item
Born in 1940 in Shostka, Ukraine, Konstantin Bokov immigrated to New York City in 1974.Born the son of Viktor Bokov, the well known poet who perished in the Soviet gulag, Konstantin Bokov was an accordion player and sheep-herderbefore he became a self-taught artist and expelled dissident.
When he appeared at the Morin-Miller Gallery in 1978 bearing a painting of a
Tropicana juice carton, Carmen Morin brought it home. Jack Miller
remembers his reaction: "We don't buy art, we sell it!" --- then their
personal collection of Bokov's work grew to over a hundred pieces.
Many paintings, sketches, collages and recycle assemblages were done,
It's been said that Bokov’s canvases and recycled pieces offer an image of
New York that is both a scathing critique and profession of love. This is
especially evident in his pieces "Manhattan Madness (Road Repair)" and his
Statue of Liberty series, here offering "Classic Lady Liberty".
Bokov's impromptu work in public spaces has been the subject of an article
in The New York Times. His current work was featured at a show in August
at the Van der Plas Gallery on South Street in Manhattan.
Bokov attended the Art Academy of Leningrad (St. Petersburg), where he studied music and was introduced to painting. After finishing school, he moved to Moscow, where he encountered Van Gogh’s Red Sunset, which ultimately inspired him to begin painting.
Konstantin Bokov has appeared alongside Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring at the Now Gallery and in other shows including the Emerging Collectors Gallery, Morin Miller Gallery, the Grant Gallery, and the Monique Goldstrum Gallery. He showed at the 2008 European Outsider Art Fair in Vienna and the Outsider Art Fair in New York.
Bokov is also the subject of an award winning independent documentary entitled, Free (2012) which follows his process from the discovery of raw trash through it’s transformation into art objects and then finally the placing of his new creations in public places for an unsuspecting to audience. Free has been screened and honored at numerous festivals around the globe.
- Creator:Konstantin Bokov (1940, Ukrainian)
- Creation Year:1985
- Dimensions:Height: 17.25 in (43.82 cm)Width: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:minor scuffing on the frame.
- Gallery Location:Surfside, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU38210948182
About the Seller
4.9
Platinum Seller
These expertly vetted sellers are 1stDibs' most experienced sellers and are rated highest by our customers.
Established in 1995
1stDibs seller since 2014
1,566 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Surfside, FL
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 3 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- Russian Mixed Media Pop Art Collage Painting Bumble Bee, Thinking, Hard EarnedBy Konstantin BokovLocated in Surfside, FLBorn in 1940 in Shostka, Ukraine, Konstantin Bokov immigrated to New York City in 1974.Born the son of Viktor Bokov, the well known poet who perished in the Soviet gulag, Konstantin Bokov was an accordion player and sheep-herderbefore he became a self-taught artist and expelled dissident. When he appeared at the Morin-Miller Gallery in 1978 bearing a painting of a Tropicana juice carton, Carmen Morin brought it home. Jack Miller remembers his reaction: "We don't buy art, we sell it!" --- then their personal collection of Bokov's work grew to over a hundred pieces. Many paintings, sketches, collages and recycle assemblages were done, It's been said that Bokov’s canvases and collage recycled pieces offer an image of New York that is both a scathing critique and profession of love. This is especially evident in his pieces "Manhattan Madness (Road Repair)" and his Statue of Liberty series...Category
20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsMixed Media
- Hand signed Folk Art Naive lithograph on Japon Paper Paris French Country SceneBy Michel DelacroixLocated in Surfside, FLChâteau de Cheverny in the Loire Valley of France Lithograph in colors depicting an enchanted evening at Cheverny with a horse drawn wagon and carriages on a winter day, Signed in...Category
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Israeli Folk Art Hebrew Naive Judaica Bible Exodus Lithograph Shalom of SafedBy Shalom MoskovitzLocated in Surfside, FLVintage pencil signed and numbered limited edition lithograph on deckle edged Arches paper. Shalom of Sefad (Shulem der Zeigermacher in Yiddish Shalom Moskowitz) Shalom of Tzfat lived for over seventeen years in his native town of Safed in the hills of the Galilee. There he worked as a watchmaker, stonemason and silversmith, during the 50's. Since then this self-taught artist has achieved an international reputation. Shalom is a naive painter, but not a primitive one, he expresses a very elaborate way of thinking in his own way. While belonging to Hasidism, Shalom of Safed...Category
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- The Treasured Land, Judaica Folk ArtBy Michoel MuchnikLocated in Surfside, FLMichoel Muchnik was born in Philadelphia in 1952. Muchnik received his artistic training at the Rhode Island School of Design. He later studied Jewish and Talmudic studies at the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, New Jersey. Michoel Muchnik's art focuses on imaginative and joyful depictions of traditional and mystical Jewish and Hasidic themes. Muchnik has exhibited his work and lectured on Hasidic art throughout the United States as well as abroad. In 1977, Muchnik was selected alongside four other Hasidic artists, including Hendel Lieberman...Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Bubby and Zayde, Judaica Folk Art Jewish LithographBy Michoel MuchnikLocated in Surfside, FLThe title of the piece makes reference to the subject of the piece, in this case Bubby (Grandmother in Yiddish) and Zayde (Grandfather in Yiddish). In terms of style, it looks illustrative, cartoonist, and fairy-tale like. Edition 76/260. Michoel Muchnik was born in Philadelphia in 1952. Muchnik received his artistic training at the Rhode Island School of Design. He later studied Jewish and Talmudic studies at the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, New Jersey. Michoel Muchnik's art focuses on imaginative and joyful depictions of traditional and mystical Jewish and Hasidic themes. Muchnik has exhibited his work and lectured on Hasidic art throughout the United States as well as abroad. In 1977, Muchnik was selected alongside four other Hasidic artists, including Hendel Lieberman...Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Hand signed Folk Art Naive lithograph on Arches paper Paris Evening Cafe SceneBy Michel DelacroixLocated in Surfside, FLsize includes frame: 32.5" H x 26.5" W; Lithograph in colors depicting an enchanted evening in Paris with a bright cafe and a church or public building on a charming Paris square. ...Category
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph
You May Also Like
- Garfield, The BeautyBy Olivia GibbLocated in Kansas City, MOTitle : Garfield, The Beauty Materials : stamps, ink, crayon,marker,pen Date : 2017 Dimensions : 8.5x11"Category
2010s Outsider Art Prints and Multiples
MaterialsMixed Media
- Jared Bernstien, "Enlightenment" museum quality print on canvasBy Jared BernsteinLocated in Jerusalem, ILJared Bernstein “Trust” museum quality art print on canvas available in additional sizes upon request ed. 36 “Art is something that stimulates an individual's thoughts, emotions, be...Category
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsGiclée, Canvas
- Jared Bernstein, "Dumbbells", museum quality print on canvasBy Jared BernsteinLocated in Jerusalem, ILJared Bernstein “Dumbbells” museum quality art print on canvas available in additional sizes upon request ed. 36 “Art is something that stimulates an individual's thoughts, emotions...Category
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsGiclée, Canvas
- Jared Bernstien, "Trust" museum quality print on canvasBy Jared BernsteinLocated in Jerusalem, ILJared Bernstein “Trust” museum quality art print on canvas available in additional sizes upon request ed. 36 “Art is something that stimulates an individual's thoughts, emotions, be...Category
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsCanvas, Giclée
- Untitled, from from the Artsounds CollectionBy Thomas Lanigan-SchmidtLocated in New York, NYThomas Lanigan-Schmidt Untitled, from from the Artsounds Collection, 1986 Lithograph on paper Signed and numbered from the edition of 200 in ink on the back; also bears artist's stamped name and provenance - Art Sounds portfolio. 12 × 12 inches Unframed Signed and numbered from the edition of 200 in ink on the back; also bears artist's stamped name and provenance - Art Sounds portfolio. This terrific offset lithograph print exemplifies the combination of religion and kitsch that Lanigan Schmidt is best known for. This print was created in the 1980s for the famous Artsounds portfolio, which featured prints by Marcel Duchamp, Jonathan Borofsky among others. Lanigan-Schmidt was a subject of a 2013 retrospective at PS1 MOMA and is on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts in New York. Provenance: Artsounds Portfolio About Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt: Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, MoMA, Brooklyn Museum, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Ackland Art Museum, Columbus Museum of Art, and Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, among others. He has exhibited extensively throughout the United States and Europe, including the 1980 and 1984 Venice Biennales, the 1991 Whitney Biennial, and the 1999 exhibition The American Century: Art and Culture, 1950-2000, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. Recent solo exhibitions include Tenemental: With Sighs Too Deep for Words, Howl! Happening, New York (2018); Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt: Mysterium Tremendum, Rockland Art Center, NY (2013); and Ecce Homo: Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt & The Art of Rebellion, Pavel Zoubok...Category
1980s Outsider Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- TrappedBy Valton TylerLocated in Dallas, TXIn The New York Times Arts in America column, Edward M. Gomez wrote of Valton Tyler, "visionary seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintin...Category
1960s Outsider Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsEtching
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Better Vintage
Liberty Series
Statue Of Liberty Vintage
Street Art Statues
Keith Haring Untitled
Music Player Vintage
Sons Of Liberty
Vintage Soviet Space Art
Vienna Statue
Monique Van
Vintage Lady Statue
Lady Liberty Vintage
Art Vintage Lady Liberty
Basquiat Sketches
Soviet Statue
Accordion Player
The Accordion Player
Vintage Accordion Player