Lot 32
  • 32

Vilhelms Purvitis

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Vilhelms Purvitis
  • Meadow Pond
  • signed in Latin l.l.
  • oil on canvas laid on board
  • 26.5 by 36cm, 10 1/2 by 14 1/4 in.

Provenance

Collection of a Baltic German noblewoman
A gift from the above to the mother of the present owner

Condition

The canvas has been laid down on board. There is a layer of surface dirt. There is the odd very fine crack in the areas of impasto. Inspection under UV light reveals a couple of minor spots of retouching at the edges, most notably to the right of the upper left corner. Held in a simple white wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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