Lot 22
  • 22

Adolf Schreyer

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description

  • Adolf Schreyer
  • Horseman on the Russian Steppe
  • Signed and dated l.l.: Alf. Schreyer/ 1869
  • oil on canvas
  • 55 by 73.5 cm.; 21½ by 29 in.

Condition

Canvas has been relined. Paint separation throughout, particularly to the skyline and to the brown horse. Some frame erosion and associated paint loss to the left and right edges. Ultraviolet light reveals a scattering of retouching. Held in a decorative gilded composite frame with name plaque.
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