Lot 575
  • 575

Mikhail Fedorovich Larionov

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Mikhail Fedorovich Larionov
  • reclining nude
  • signed with initials in Latin l.l.; further signed in Latin and inscribed Paris on reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 38 by 55.5cm., 15 by 21 3/4 in.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist's widow, Alexandra Tomilina-Larionova

Exhibited

Paris, Salon des Tuileries, 1925, no.910
New York, Acquavella Galleries, Exhibition Michel Larionov, 22 April - 24 May 1969, no.36

Condition

Original canvas. There is some light surface dirt. The varnish has discoloured in places. UV light reveals one small spot of retouching in the lower left corner. Held in a gold and black painted wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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