Evgeny Bachurin

St Petersburg, Moscow, Frankfurt et al., Nonkonformisty: vtoroy russkiy avangard 1955-1988, 1996-1997, p.85 illustrated
Verona, L'arte vietata in URSS 1955-1988, 2000, p.131 illustrated
Bern, Avantgarde im Untergrund. Russische Nonkonformisten aus der Sammlung Bar-Gera, 2005, p.72 illustrated; p.164 listed
Ashdod, Persecuted Art & Artists under Totalitarian Regimes in Europe During the 20^th Century, 2003, p.157 illustrated; p.276 listed

Original canvas. There is craquelure throughout the impastoed area, notably the horizontal cracks which are lifting in the sitter's face and neck, to the right of the sitter and in the lower left quadrant. There is a lifting crack with associated paint loss below the trees on the far right. There are further areas of associated paint loss in the lower left quadrant. There are retouchings to the sky which are visible to the naked eye. There is a layer of surface dirt and some light staining to the sky. Inspection under UV light reveals the aforementioned retouchings as well as other minor scattered areas. Held in a modern frame with a canvas slip. Unexamined out of frame.
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