Lot 864
  • 864

Alexander Nikolaevich Benois

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Alexander Nikolaevich Benois
  • View of a Garden in Cassis
  • signed in Latin l.r., inscribed in Latin and dated 14/VIII/1929 l.l.and further dedicated to the artist's daughter Hélène on 31 March 1945
  • gouache and watercolour on paper
  • 53 by 46cm, 20 3/4 by 18in.

Condition

The sheet is undulated and has discoloured. There is staining along the right hand edge and some small losses to the paint surface in places e.g. top left hand quadrant. Held in a painted moulded plaster and wood frame, which is quite worn with losses. Unexamined out of frame.
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