Lot 270
  • 270

Aleksander Isaakovich Rusakov

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Aleksander Isaakovich Rusakov
  • still life with scales
  • signed and titled in Cyrillic and dated 1923-25 on reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 54 by 60cm., 21 1/4 by 23 1/2 in.

Provenance

The family of the artist, St. Petersburg
Roy Miles Gallery, London

Exhibited

London, Roy Miles Gallery, Russian Paintings - Summer exhibition, July 1990

Literature

M.Guerman, Alexander Rusakov, Sovietsky Khudozhnik 1989, Cat.No. 99, p.33, illustrated
Roy Miles Gallery, Russian Art Summer Exhibition, London, July 1990
Russian Art 1920s-30s, Moscow, Kit Art Publishing, 2006, p.26

Condition

The canvas has been striplined. The paint surface is a little dirty. UV reveals an area of retuching to the lower centre and further spots elsewhere.
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