Lot 294
  • 294

Dmitri Nalbandian

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Dmitri Nalbandian
  • Still Life
  • signed in Cyrillic and dated 83 l.r. and inscribed with a dedication, signed and dated 1984 t.r.
  • oil on canvas
  • 86 by 79cm, 33 3/4 by 31in.

Provenance

A gift from the artist to Evgeny Vladimirovich Zaitsev, First Deputy Minister of Culture of the USSR

Condition

Original canvas. There are frame abrasions with minor associated paint loss along all four edges. There are a several minor areas of craquelure, which are mostly restricted to the left edge. There is a light covering of surface dirt with spots in places. Inspection under UV light does not reveal any apparent signs of retouching. Held in a gold painted wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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