Lot 59
  • 59

Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky
  • Rue Neuve de Gand, Bruges
  • signed with the artist's monogram and in Cyrillic l.l., titled in Latin and dated in Cyrillic 20 avg 910 l.r.
  • watercolour over pencil on paper laid on board
  • 41 by 31cm, 16 1/4 by 12 1/4 in.

Provenance

Collection of James Theakston, Copenhagen
Thence by descent to the previous owner

Condition

The sheet has been laid on board. The edges are uneven, notably the top edge where there is some minor paper loss. There is a pinhole in the bottom right corner. Visible in places are faint surface scratches. The sheet has discoloured in line with age and there is a layer of surface dirt. Held in a gilt wooden frame behind glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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