Lot 115
  • 115

Nikolai Nikanorovich Dubovskoy

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Nikolai Nikanorovich Dubovskoy
  • Calm on the Black Sea
  • signed in Cyrillic and dated 1909 l.r.; further signed in Cyrillic and dated 909 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 54.5 by 71cm, 21 1/2 by 28in.

Provenance

Acquired by the father of the present owner

Condition

Original canvas. The surface is dirty and covered with a layer of varnish. There is a slight discoloration around the edges, from a period spent behind a frame. There is craquelure visible in the sky and sea. There are some stray spots of brown in the sky, and a larger stray pigment spot of black near center left. Under UV no pigment appears to fluoresce but varnish prevents a conclusive analysis. Held in a wooden frame.
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