Lot 441
  • 441

Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
  • ulitsa brodskogo
  • signed in Cyrillic l.r. and dated indistinctly; further signed in Cyrillic on reverse, titled and dated Leningrad 1979
  • oil on canvas
  • 90 by 120cm., 35 1/2 by 47 1/4 in.

Condition

Original canvas. There is some light surface dirt and spots of staining in places. There are patches of fine craquelure in places and an area of paint loss to the top right section, the lower right corner and elsewhere. A small piece of thin paper has adhered to the lower right corner. UV light reveals no signs of retouching. Unframed.
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