Lot 199
  • 199

Eugene Berman

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Eugene Berman
  • The Veneto
  • Oil on canvas
  • 28 1/4 by 45 1/4 in.
  • 71 by 115 cm

Provenance

Edward James
Sale: Christie's, London, June 5, 1986, lot 1615
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

Canvas not lined. Faint scattered craquelure. Scratch approx. 1 in long (2.54 cm) at center right. Damage and rubbing along extreme left edge. Otherwise in good condition. Under UV light: Inpainting to upper corners and edges, horizontally across both men's brown robes, other smaller scattered retouches as well.
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