Lot 292
  • 292

Nadezhda Dmitrievna Vorobieva

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Nadezhda Dmitrievna Vorobieva
  • Ice Skaters
  • signed in Cyrillic l.r.; further signed, titled and dated 1960 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 54.5 by 125.5cm, 21 1/2 by 49 1/2 in.

Condition

Original canvas on a new wooden stretcher. There are a few scattered areas of fine cracks, mostly in the area of the sky. There are abrasions along the edges with some associated paint loss. The surface is covered with a light layer of dirt. Inspection under UV light reveals an area of retouching to the lower left edge as well as a few scattered areas of retouching along the edges. Certain areas appear darker under UV but this appears to be inherent to the pigments used. Held in a modern frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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