Lot 20
  • 20

Arthur Johann Severin Nikutowski

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Arthur Johann Severin Nikutowski
  • Bandits
  • signed and dated l.l.: nikutowski/ 1855
  • oil on canvas
  • 57 by 76 cm.; 22½ by 30 in.

Condition

Original canvas. Scattered craquelure and a small spot of paint loss to the extreme upper right corner. Ultraviolet light reveals specks of retouching to sky and foreground, scattered retouchings to figures and horses and a patch of retouching to the upper right quadrant. Held in an ornate gilded composite frame.
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