Lot 6
  • 6

Maria Mikhailovna Siniakova

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Maria Mikhailovna Siniakova
  • Untitled
  • signed in Cyrillic t.r; with labels on the backing board
  • watercolour over pencil on paper
  • 35.5 by 22cm, 14 by 8 3/4 in.

Provenance

Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owners

Exhibited

Cologne, Galerie Gmurzynska, Die Kunstismen in Russland / The Isms of Art in Russia 1907-30, May - June 1977, no.138
Cologne, Galerie Gmurzynska, Künstlerinnen der russischen Avantgarde / Russian Women-Artists of the Avantgarde 1910-1930, December 1979 - April 1980, no.98

Condition

The sheet has discoloured and shows minor creasing throughout. There is some surface dirt and a few stains. There are areas of paper loss to the bottom and right edges as well as to the corners. There are a few tears to the edges, most notably a tear approximately 5cm in length to the upper right edge. There is a small area to the centre where the paper is thin. The front shows remains of adhesive along the edges, and there are remains of adhesive in places on the reverse. The sheet is attached to the mount at the top and bottom. Held in a painted wooden frame behind glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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