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Lot 394
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Abraham Manievich

Estimate
60,000 - 90,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Abraham Manievich
  • View of Kiev
  • signed and inscribed with a dedication in Cyrillic and dated 5 noyabrya 1911 l.l.
  • oil on canvas
  • 35.5 by 59.5cm, 14 by 23 1/2 in.

Provenance

Collection of Abram Krimmer (1895-1937), Kiev and Leningrad
Thence by descent to his daughter Fanya Fridlyand
Acquired from the above

Condition

The canvas is lined. The tacking edges are missing. There is another artwork on the reverse. There is craquelure throughout. There is minor paint loss along the left edge. UV light reveals extensive retouching along the top edge and scattered throughout. Small spots of pigment fluoresce orange in the lower half. Held in a wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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