Lot 59
  • 59

Konstantin Yakovlevich Kryzhitsky

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Konstantin Yakovlevich Kryzhitsky
  • Ukrainian Landscape with Huts
  • bearing a signed authentication stamp and wax seal from the Imperial Academy of Arts dated 26 maya 1911 on the reverse, further numbered 349 and titled on a label on the reverse
  • oil on canvas laid on board
  • 16 by 23.5cm, 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 in.

Provenance

Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner

Exhibited

St Petersburg, The Imperial Academy of Arts, Posmertnaya vystavka kartin akademika zhivopisi K.Kryzhitskogo, 1911

Condition

The canvas has been laid down on board. There are pinholes to the centre of the top and bottom edges of the board. The edges of the canvas are slightly uneven and the bottom edge has minor paint loss. There is a layer of surface dirt with spots in places. Inspection under UV light does not reveal any apparent signs of retouching. Unframed.
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