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Vasily Ivanovich Shukhaev
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Vasily Ivanovich Shukhaev
- Portrait of a Finn
- signed with a monogram, inscribed Mustamyaki and dated 17 VII 1920 l.l.
- sanguine on paper laid on board
- image size: 36 by 26cm, 14 1/4 by 10 1/4 in.
Provenance
Lev Gerasimovich Loitsyansky (1900-1991), St Petersburg
Elena Lvovna Ryabinkina (b.1941), Moscow
Elena Lvovna Ryabinkina (b.1941), Moscow
Exhibited
Leningrad, USSR Academy of Arts, Vasilii Ivanovich Shukhaev. K vos’midesyatiletiyu so dnya rozhdeniya, 1968
Literature
Zhar-Ptitsa, no.1, August 1921, p.9 illustrated b/w
Exhibition catalogue Vasilii Ivanovich Shukhaev. K vos’midesyatiletiyu so dnya rozhdeniya, Leningrad, 1968, p.21 listed as Finn
I.Myamlin, Vasilii Shukhaev, Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1972, p.165 listed as Finn
Exhibition catalogue Vasilii Ivanovich Shukhaev. K vos’midesyatiletiyu so dnya rozhdeniya, Leningrad, 1968, p.21 listed as Finn
I.Myamlin, Vasilii Shukhaev, Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1972, p.165 listed as Finn
Condition
The sheet has been laid down on board. There are minor losses to the top edge of the sheet and the bottom edge is covered with a strip of Japan paper. There are pinholes to the corners. The sheet has discoloured in line with age, there are some scattered spots of foxing and some media staining is visible along the edges. There is a stain to the sitters hair. Held in a gold painted wooden frame behind glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
We would like to thank Dr Elena Yakovleva, art historian and senior research fellow of the Russian Institute of Art History, for providing additional cataloguing information.