Lot 363
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Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky 1875-1957

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky
  • Cathedral
  • signed with the initials and indistinctly dated (lower right)

  • watercolor and gouache on paper
  • 17 1/8 by 22 1/2 in.
  • 43.5 by 57.2 cm.

Provenance

Private Collection, Kaunas, Lithuania
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1980

Condition

In good condition aside from handling creases and repaired tears along edges: largest at upper left approx. 3 1/2-inch and upper right approx. 2 1/2-inch with associated loss. Pin holes along top. Mounted on foam core at upper left corner; framed directly on glass. VERSO: repairs to aforementioned tears. surface dirt.
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