Lot 89
  • 89

Pavel Tchelitchew

Estimate
1,800 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • Pavel Tchelitchew
  • Harlequin
  • signed and inscribed with a dedication in Latin and dated 30 l.l.
  • pencil on paper
  • image size: 26.5 by 20.5cm, 10 1/2 by 8in.

Provenance

Albert Roullier Art Galleries, Chicago
Freeman's, American and European Paintings, 21 January 2005, lot 58

Condition

The sheet has been sealed in its mount and the edges are covered. There is a jagged tear approximately 3cm in length to the left of the sitter's head. A faint diagonal crease is just visible through the upper left corner. The sheet has discoloured in line with age and there is a layer of surface dirt with a few scattered ink marks below the centre of the right edge. Held behind glass in a metal gilt wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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