Lot 450
  • 450

Stepan Fedorovich Kolesnikov

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Stepan Fedorovich Kolesnikov
  • carpet makers in southern russia
  • signed in Cyrillic and dated 1912 l.r.
  • oil on board
  • 27.5 by 35cm., 10 3/4 by 13 3/4 in.

Condition

The board appears sound. The picture is clean and ready to hang. The varnish is rather shiny. UV light reveals some retouching to the corners and between the figures on the wall of the hut. There is also retouching to the right hand edge. Held in a gold painted wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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