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Konstantin Egorovich Makovsky
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Konstantin Makovsky
- Portrait of the Artist's Father, Egor Ivanovich Makovsky
- signed and inscribed Portret moego otsa / Egora Ivanovicha Makovskogo / pisan s natury in Cyrillic and dated 1859 t.l.
- oil on canvas laid on board
- 65 by 56cm, 26 by 22in.
Provenance
Sergei Konstantinovich Makovsky, the son of the artist
By descent to his wife, Gilberte
Thence by descent to the present owner
By descent to his wife, Gilberte
Thence by descent to the present owner
Condition
The canvas has been laid on board. There is a layer of surface dirt, lines of craquelure and some light abrasion to the edges. There are chips of paint loss in the lower left corner and a curved crease above the lower frame edge. UV light reveals a layer of opaque varnish. Held in a gold painted frame, which is heavily damaged along the lower rim. Unexamined out of frame.
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