Lot 154
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Vladimir Nikolaevich Pchelin 1869-1917

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • Vladimir Nikolaevich Pchelin
  • Still life with teapot and flowers
  • signed in Cyrillic (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 32 by 25 3/4 in.
  • 81.4 by 65.5 cm.

Provenance

Collection of Fedor Fedorovsky (Moscow-based stage design artist)
Thence by descent to his daughter, Nona Fedorovsky
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1990

Condition

Canvas not lined. A few spots of paint loss near the upper edge; more pronounced flaking at lower left quadrant, which may worsen during handling and shipping. Under UV light: uneven varnish; small area of inpainting at upper center and at center left in the background.
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