Lot 25
  • 25

Petr Nikolaevich Gruzinsky, 1837-1892

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Petr Nikolaevich Gruzinsky
  • peasant carrying water
  • signed in Cyrillic l.l., dated 1881 l.r.

  • oil on canvas laid on board
  • 34 by 24.5cm., 13½ by 9¾in.

Condition

The canvas has been laid on board. The paint surface is dirty. There is a surface scratch to the center of the door post. UV light reveals a layer of opaque varnish but no signs of retouching. Held in a gold painted plaster frame with some loss to the moulding. Unexamined outof frame.
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