May 21, 2009 - Sale 2181

Sale 2181 - Lot 43

Price Realized: $ 900
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
S. IGUMNOV (DATES UNKNOWN) [TO AVOID THIS / YOU MUST . . . ] 1930.
41x29 inches, 104x73 1/2 cm.
Condition B+: repaired tears and creases in margins and image; restoration and overpainting in margins; vertical and horizontal folds.
A stark warning for Russian drivers with a lengthy list of ways to avoid wrapping ones car around a lamp post. The straightforward list of safety tips is being offered by a red motorist: "1) Don't drive to work if you are drunk 2) Before leaving garage check brakes 3) Don't take your hands off the wheel while driving 4) Don't drive fast in the city 5) Slow down in congrested areas 6) In the evening dim your lights not to blind approaching drivers 7) Stop at intersections and proceed carefully 8) Don't race on city streets."