Lot 312
  • 312

Martiros Sergeevich Saryan, 1880-1972

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Martiros Sergeevich Saryan
  • Armenian Landscape
  • signed in Cyrillic l.r. and dated 1959
  • oil on canvas mounted onto board
  • 34.5 by 50cm., 13¾ by 19¾in.

Provenance

Sotheby's London, 19 December 1996, lot 247

Condition

The board appears sound. The paint surface is a little dirty and small flecks of paint have been lost in some places. Light rubbing is noticeable to the lower left region. Certain pigments fluoresce but no repairs are visible under UV. Held in a modern, gold and white painted frame and backed with plastic. Variously inscribed (possibly by the artist) on the reverse. Unexamined out of frame.
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