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Aleksandr Nikolaevich Samokhvalov
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Aleksandr Nikolaevich Samokhvalov
- Portrait of the Artist's Wife, Ekaterina Petrovna Samokhvalova
- inscribed and dated 1940 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 50.5 by 38.5cm, 21 3/4 by 15 1/4 in.
Provenance
The family of the artist, Leningrad
Literature
A.Samokhvalov, Moi tvorcheskii put, Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1977, p.277 illustrated
L.Zinger, Aleksandr Samokhvalov, Moscow: Sovetskii khudozhnik, 1982, p.169, listed
L.Zinger, Aleksandr Samokhvalov, Moscow: Sovetskii khudozhnik, 1982, p.169, listed
Condition
Original canvas, which is double-sided and not secured to a stretcher. some of the edges are rough cut. There are pinholes along the left hand and upper edges. There is a diagonal crease running across the top right corner. The surface is dirty and there are minor stains in places. UV light reveals no signs of retouching. Held in a gold painted wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
There is a portrait sketch on the reverse.