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Lot 256
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Constantin Westchiloff

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Constantin Westchiloff
  • A Winter Scene
  • signed in Latin l.r.
  • oil on canvas
  • 54 by 64.2cm, 21 1/4 by 25 1/4 in.

Provenance

Private Collection, California
Thence by descent

Condition

Original canvas. The paint surface is slightly dusty, otherwise the painting appears to be in good condition and ready to hang. UV light reveals a small area of retouching to one of the mountain peaks. Some pigments fluoresce under UV. Held in a gold and white painted wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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