Lot 275
  • 275

Natalya Nesterova

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Natalya Nesterova
  • Tea Hour
  • signed in Latin l.r.; signed and titled in Latin and dated 1996 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 162.5 by 132cm, 64 by 52in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in the 1990s

Condition

Original canvas. The surface is covered with a layer of varnish. Very nice impasto work. There is minor craquelure, specifically in the impasto areas. There is a stray brush hair in the paint beneath the bowl of fruit at lower center. In otherwise fine condition. Sold unframed.
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