David Davidovich Burliuk

Private Collection, New York

The canvas is not lined. SURFACE: Pigment losses - two in the roof of the house, one at the top of the three (top center), two in the gap between the trees at lower left center, two at the center of the right edge. UNDER UV: Scattered areas of flourescence. Areas of inpainting/retouching - in the sky at upper right, the bottom left window of the house, and various places in the foliage and ground.
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