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Vasily Petrovich Lebedev
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Vasily Petrovich Lebedev
- For the Family
- signed in Cyrillic and dated 1903 l.l.
- oil on canvas
- 84 by 99cm, 33 by 39in.
Provenance
Mr and Mrs Edgardo Acosta, California
Trosby Galleries, Inc., Palm Beach, Florida, Impressionist and Modern Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, 9 February 1966, lot 101 (incorrectly attributed)
George Miller, New York
Trosby Galleries, Inc., Palm Beach, Florida, Impressionist and Modern Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, 9 February 1966, lot 101 (incorrectly attributed)
George Miller, New York
Exhibited
St Petersburg, Moscow and other cities, XXI Itinerant Exhibition, 1903-1904, no.152
Literature
G.Romanov (Ed.), The Society of Itinerant Fine Art Exhibitions, 1871-1923, An Encyclopedia, St Petersburg: Sankt-Petersburg Orkestr, 2003, p.269, no.152 listed
Condition
Oil on original canvas. The surface is covered with a light layer of varnish. There is craquelure visible throughout, though paint layer appears stable. Under UV pigment fluoresces near the woman's chin, in her hands, and in areas of the white fabric. Held in a gold painted wood frame with plaster molding. Unexamined out of frame.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.