Lot 243
  • 243

Nikolai Petrovich Bogdanov-Belsky

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Nikolai Petrovich Bogdanov-Belsky
  • Children Riding in a Sleigh
  • oil on canvas
  • 70 by 88cm, 27 1/2 by 34 3/4 in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the parents of the previous owner

Condition

Original canvas which is taut in the corners. There are a number of creases running horizontally across the canvas. There are pinholes to some of the corners, a small hole about an inch from the upper edge in the top left corner. The canvas has a layer of surface dirt. UV light reveals no apparent sign of retouching. Held in a silver painted wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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