Lot 131
  • 131

Alexei Stepanovich Stepanov

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • Alexei Stepanovich Stepanov
  • The Village Swing
  • Signed in Cyrillic (lower left)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 30 by 45 3/4 in.
  • 76.2 by 116.2 cm

Provenance

Russian Art Exhibition
The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Acquired through the above by the family of the present owner
Thence by descent

Exhibited

New York, World Exhibition, 1923
New York, Grand Central Palace, The Russian Art Exhibition, 1924, no. 747
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, Twenty-Fifth Annual International Exhibition of Paintings, 1926, no. 287

Condition

Oil on unlined canvas. The picture surface is fresh; in areas, the raw canvas is visible between the brushstrokes, which is part of the artist's intent. Under UV light, there is one spot of inpainting in the upper right corner. Many of the glazes fluoresce as well, making it difficult to read the picture overall. In generally very good condition.
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