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Orest Georgievich Betekhtin
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Orest Georgievich Betekhtin
- Young Blacksmiths
- signed in Cyrillic l.r.; further signed in Cyrillic on the reverse and inscribed with artist's name and title in Cyrillic and dated IV 1954
- oil on canvas
- 120.5 by 150.5cm, 47 1/2 by 59 1/4 in.
Literature
O.Wlftsenburg et al, Khudozhniki narodov SSSR XI-XXv: Biobibliograficheskii slovar: tom1, 2002 St Petersburg: Akademicheskii proekt, listed p.392
Condition
Original canvas. The picture is clean and ready to hang. UV light reveals some small patches of retouching scattered along the edges of the work and to all corners apart from the upper left. There is also a horizontal patch of restoration approximately 10cm long in the top right hand corner. Held in a modern gold and brown painted wooden frame. 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Betekhtin submited Young Blacksmiths as his diploma work in 1953.