Lot 216
  • 216

Alessio Issupoff

Estimate
35,000 - 55,000 GBP
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Description

  • Alessio Issupoff
  • The Milliner
  • signed in Latin and dated 1946 l.l.
  • oil on canvas
  • 124 by 73cm, 48 3/4 by 29in.

Provenance

Private collection, Milan
Private collection, Varese
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner in the 1970s

Literature

G.Nicodemi, Alessio Issupoff, Milan: L’Arte, 1949, pp.52-53, pl.LXXXIII

Condition

Original canvas. Surface is covered with a layer of dirt. Minor paint loss along edges, particularly visible along upper edge. Pinholes visible in upper right corner. Minor paint loss in lower right corner. Inspection under UV reveals minor restoration along lower edge. Held in a gold plaster frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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