Lot 238
  • 238

Yuri Ivanovich Pimenov

Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Yuri Ivanovich Pimenov
  • 'A New Round of Beers Appeared on the Table', Illustration for a Newspaper
  • signed with an initial in Cyrillic, inscribed Moskva and dated 30 l.r.
  • ink and wash on paper
  • 44 by 30.5cm, 17 1/4 by 12in.

Condition

The sheet has been laid on Japanese paper, it is hinged to the mount in two places at the top edge. There is a very small loss to the lower left corner and pinholes in the top right corner. It has discoloured unevenly. There is one vertical and three horizontal creases running through the composition. More minor creases are faintly visible in the two lower corners. There is a layer of surface dirt and some light foxing. Held behind glass in a modern bronze-coloured frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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