Lot 204
  • 204

Alexei Evgenievich Zelensky, 1903-1974

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Alexei Evgenievich Zelensky
  • poster for the 6th Soviet Theatre Festival
  • signed with initials in Cyrillic l.l. and dated 38; inscribed Teatra in Cyrilic l.r.
  • gouache on paper heightened with gold paint
  • sheet size: 103 by 66.5cm., 40½ by 26¼in.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner in 1988 from the widow of the artist

Condition

There is a tear to the sheet top right 10cm. long. There is a small repair to the reverse lower middle. The edges of the sheet are worn with handling creases to the corners and in places and there is some smudging to the paint surface and minor loses along the creases.
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