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Petr Petrovich Konchalovsky
Estimate
200,000 - 250,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Petr Petrovich Konchalovsky
- Mist over Krylatskoe
- signed in Cyrillic and dated 1923 l.l.; also signed in Latin and Cyrillic, dated 1923 and titled in Cyrillic on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 78 by 98.5cm., 30 3/4 by 38 3/4 in.
Condition
The original canvas has been strip lined. There is some light surface dirt and fine lines of craquelure in places. Uv light reveals a few very minor spots of retouching. Held in a gold painted plaster frame and unexamined out of frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
....Konchalovsky's painterly surface is ordered and orchestrated by the artful, sure hand of a seasoned painter ...now all the elements serve the strategic harmony of a whole.
Yakov Tugendhold, writing in 1923, 'Exhibition of Paintings' in From the History of Western European, Russian and Soviet Art: Selected Essays and Notes, Moscow: Sovetskii khudozhnik, 1987, p.191