Lot 89
  • 89

Sergei Soudeikine

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Sergei Soudeikine
  • In the Park, View of Rooftops, and Cityscape: A Group of Three Works
  • each authenticated by Jeanne Soudeikine (on the reverse)
  • each oil on canvas mounted on board
  • two: 14 3/4 by 12 in.; one: 14 by 11 in.
  • 37.5 by 30.5 cm; 36 by 28 cm

Provenance

Jeanne Soudeikine (widow of the artist)
Private Collection, New York, circa 1970

Condition

Cityscape: Oil on canvas mounted on board. The canvas is slightly buckled. There is very minor craquelure to the surface. Under UV pigment appears to fluoresce in the bushes and tree, though varnish prevents a conclusive analysis. In the Park: Oil on canvas mounted on board. There is very minor craquelure and under UV pigment appears to fluoresce in the lower left corner, though varnish prevents a conclusive analysis. Rooftops: Oil on canvas mounted on board. There are spots of craquelure and minor flaking along the mid left side and in the center of the composition, in the white pigment. Under UV pigment does not appear to fluoresce though varnish prevents a conclusive analysis.
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