Arnold Borisovich Lakhovsky

The widow of the artist, New York
A gift from the above to the mother of the present owner circa 1955

There is a layer of surface dirt. The canvas edges are adhered to the board on the reverse with masking tape, which is just visible from the front along the bottom edge. The canvas has worn through to the board in the upper right corner. There are pin holes to the canvas in the two lower corners. Remnants of gold paint from the frame are visible in places along the edges and there are slight frame abrasions with very minor associated paint loss. There is a very small paint chip in the blue door on the far right. Examination under UV light reveals no obvious signs of retouching. Held in a gold coloured wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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