Lot 92
  • 92

Constantin Westchiloff

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Constantin Westchiloff
  • Winter Sunset
  • Signed C. Westchiloff (lower left); dedicated from the artist in Cyrillic and dated 1938 (on the stretcher)

  • Oil on canvas

  • 11 1/2 by 13 1/4 in.
  • 29 by 33.5 cm.

Provenance

Tatiana V. Zworykin (acquired directly from the artist)
Thence by descent

Condition

oil on canvas. The surface is covered in a layer of slightly yellowed varnish. There is some craquelure in the sky area, and minor paint loss along the edges. Under UV a few minor spots of pigment fluoresce in the sky, but varnish prevents a conclusive analysis. Held in a wood frame with cloth slip. Unexamined out of frame.
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