Lot 276
  • 276

Arnold Borisovich Lakhovsky, 1880-1937

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Arnold Borisovich Lakhovsky
  • russian street in winter
  • signed in Latin l.l.
  • oil on canvas
  • 61 by 50cm., 24 by 19¾in.

Provenance

Sotheby's London, Icons, Russian Pictures and Works of Art, 16 June 1992, Lot 66

Condition

The canvas is original. There is a dent to the upper left corner and there is a corresponding area of paint loss. There are lines of craquelure in places and some further minor flecks of paint loss in places. The picture would benefit from a light surface clean. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals no retouching. Held in a painted moulded plaster frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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