Lot 6
  • 6

Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky
  • A Country Market
  • signed in Cyrillic and dated 1895 l.r.
  • watercolour heightened with white over pencil on paper laid on board
  • 39 by 54.5cm, 15 1/4 by 21 1/2 in.

Provenance

Sotheby's London, Russian Pictures and Works of Art, 16 June 1992, lot 67
Sotheby's London, Icons, Russian Pictures and Works of Art, 15 June 1995, lot 66

Condition

The sheet has discoloured in line with age. All four edges bear the remains of an old adhesive. There is a small curved scratch in the lower left corner. The board is hinged to the mount with white tape along the top edge. Mounted and held behind glass in a gold coloured frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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