Lot 276
  • 276

Aleksandr Drevin

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Aleksandr Drevin
  • Willows. Altai
  • signed, titled and dated 30 on the reverse

  • oil on canvas
  • 64 by 79cm, 25 1/4 by 31in.

Provenance

Acquired from the granddaughter of the artist

Condition

The canvas has been strip-lined and is quite undulated, with some lines of craquelure to the top portion of the work and to areas where the paint has been applied most thickly. The paint surface is dirty and there are a few minor chips of paintloss in places. UV light reveals an opaque layer of fluourescing varnish and some minor spots of retouching in places. Held in a modern wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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