Lot 19
  • 19

Vasili Petrovich Vereshchagin

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Vasili Petrovich Vereshchagin
  • Fisherman in Port
  • signed in Cyrillic (lower right); bears various inscriptions with date 1902 (on the reverse)
  • oil on board
  • 16 1/4 by 12 1/2 in.
  • 41.5 by 32 cm

Condition

Oil on canvas. Surface is covered with a layer of slightly yellowed varnish. There is minor craquelure but the paint layer appears stable. There are small stains in the lower right and upper right corners. Under UV no retouches are visible. Held in a modern wood frame with cloth slip. Unexamined out of frame.
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