Lot 122
  • 122

Arnold Borisovich Lakhovsky

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Arnold Borisovich Lakhovsky
  • Bois de Boulogne
  • signed in Latin l.r.; further signed in Latin on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 60 by 73cm, 23 3/4 by 28 3/4 in.

Provenance

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

Condition

Original canvas which is buckled throughout, most notably in the two upper corner, the stretcher is also slightly warped. There is deep craquelure across the surface which is lifting in places. There is a layer of surface dirt. The edges have slight frame abrasions with associated minor paint loss and the canvas has worn through to the stretcher in the centre of the upper edge. There are two pin holes to the lower edge. Examination under UV light reveals no apparent signs of retouching. Held in a gold coloured wooden frame with a canvas slip. Unexamined out of frame.
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