Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev

Sandra Yakovlev, the artist's sister, Paris
Acquired from the above by the parents of the present owner

 

The square view: The card is bowed and uneven. There is some staining, surface scratches, some minor paint loss along the upper edge, and in a few places elsewhere. The surface is dirty. Held in a simple wooden frame behind glass. Unexamined out of frame. The rectangular view: There are horizontal creases in places resulting in some minor paint loss. There is a layer of surface dirt and some surface scratches. Held in a simple wooden frame behind glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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To be included in the forthcoming Alexander Yakovlev Catalogue raisonné being prepared by Caroline Haardt de La Baume