Lot 84
  • 84

Evgeny Rukhin

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Evgeny Rukhin
  • Forest View from a Window
  • signed in Cyrillic and dated 72 (lower right)
  • mixed media on canvas
  • 39 by 38 1/4 in.
  • 99 by 98 cm

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, circa 1973

Condition

Mixed media on canvas. The surface is dirty and covered with a layer of slightly yellowed varnish. There is minor paint loss around the edges. There is some staining (very small brown spots) across the canvas, which could be original. There are several nail holes in the upper portion of the canvas, above the "window" that could also be original. There is some black staining (could be original water stains) in the lower left section of the window frame. Painting is sold unframed.
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