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Boris SmelovWW-UNK-108997
·Gelatin silver print·Image: 17.9 × 27 cm (7 1/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Paper: 34.5 × 28.6 cm (13 5/8 × 11 5/16 in.)
Catalogue
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 17.9 × 27 cm (7 1/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Paper: 34.5 × 28.6 cm (13 5/8 × 11 5/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Boris Smelov
Artist

Boris Smelov
Painting
Boris Smelov, Petit-Boris was a Russian and Soviet photographer considered a master of still life, portraits, and urban landscapes. Smelov was the founder of the ‘unofficial photography’ of the 1970s—1990s and is considered as one of the most outstanding Soviet underground artists.
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- Boris Smelov
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 17.9 × 27 cm (7 1/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Paper: 34.5 × 28.6 cm (13 5/8 × 11 5/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-UNK-108997
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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- Status
- verified