Lot 306
  • 306

Attributed to Abram Efimovich Arkhipov

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Abram Efimovich Arkhipov
  • on the river oka
  • bears signature and date 1918  l.l.
  • oil on canvas laid on board
  • 40 by 73cm, 15 3/4 by 28 3/4 in.

Condition

The canvas has been laid on board. The board is slightly bowed in the centre. There is a layer of light surface dirt. There is some abrasion to the upper edge, lines of craquelure and some evidence of paint shrinkage in the top right corner. There is a scratch approximately 3cm long in the lower right corner across one of the pots and there are some flecks of paint loss in places. UV light reveals sweeping retouching and a layer of uneven varnish, Held in a black and gold painted wood and plaster frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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