Lot 256
  • 256

Sergei Gavrilyachenko

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Sergei Gavrilyachenko
  • Major's Betrothal
  • signed with initials in Cyrillic and dated 09 l.r.; further signed and titled in Cyrillic and dated 2009 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 80 by 60cm, 31 1/2 by 23 1/2 in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist

Condition

Original canvas. There is a layer of surface dirt and would benefit from a clean. There are flecks of paint loss along the left edge by the bottle. Otherwise in overall good condition. Under UV pigment fluoresces around the shoulders of the girl and in the lower left corner and lower edge, but varnish prevents a conclusive analysis. Held in a simple black frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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