Lot 30
  • 30

Eugene Hofmann, 19th century

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Eugene Hofmann
  • chechen abduction
  • signed in Latin l.r.
  • oil on canvas
  • 71 by 100cm., 28 by 39¼in.

Condition

Original canvas. The paint surface is slighlty dirty. There are some horizontal lines of craquelure to the top right corner. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals some flecks of retouching to the sky. Held in a gold painted moulded plaster frame with some losses. Unexamined out of frame.
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