Underground Soviet Union

A collection of more than 800 pictures taken by photographers living and working ‘underground’ in the former Soviet Union will give a rare glimpse into every day life.
The private American collection, divided into 156 lots, is set to sell at auction for an estimated £891,600 as Russian photography continues to become  increasingly collectible.
The photographs, taken from 1959 to 2004, give a fascinating peek at daily life in the USSR from the photographic lenses of many artists operating beneath the radar of the Soviet government to document ordinary life in an experimental and avant-garde way.