Sergei Yurievich Sudeikin

Collection of the Loitsansky Family, St. Petersburg
Private Collection, Israel
Sale: Sotheby's London, December 14, 1995, lot 317, illustrated
Acquired directly from the above sale by the present owner

V. Golod, Paintings from Private Collections, 18th-20th Century, Leningrad/St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, 1993, p. 91, pl. 103, illustrated

Gouache and gold paint on board. The surface is dirty. There is minor paint loss around the edges and in each corner. There are scuffs and scratches to the surface and several tears to surface, including one small tear in legs of figure at right. There is some small craquelure and flaking to some areas of the surface including in the arms of the figure at right. There are several creases to surface and significant scratches in lower right corner. There are pinholes in each corner. Held in a gold painted wood frame with matte and under glass. Unexamined out of frame.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

The offered work depicting a couple dressed in decorative, pastoral costumes may have been one of Sergei Sudeikin's designs for the 1915 production of Beaumarchais' The Marriage of Figaro at the Kamenny Theater.

We would like to thank Tamara Galeeva for providing additional catalogue information.