Lot 69
  • 69

Shaoul Smira

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Shaoul Smira
  • Flute Player
  • signed Smira and dated 87 (lower right)
  • oil on paper mounted on canvas 
  • 50 by 38 in.
  • 127 by 96.5 cm
  • Painted in 1987.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist, circa 1987
Alexander Kahan Fine Art, New York

Condition

Oil on paper mounted on canvas. Surface in generally good condition, colors are vibrant and fresh. Canvas is slightly loose on the stretcher bar. Under UV light: No apparent inpainting visible. Active pigments fluoresce.
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