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Nikolai Mikhailovich Romadin
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Nikolai Mikhailovich Romadin
- The River Tsarevka
- signed in Cyrillic l.l.; further signed, titled, dated 1969 and bearing a USSR export label on the reverse and a Gekkoso label on the backing board
- oil on artist's board
- 61.5 by 85cm, 24 1/4 by 33 1/2 in.
Provenance
Gekkoso Gallery, Tokyo
Condition
The work is executed on the artist's board which consists of paper laid on board on both sides. The support is slightly warped at the bottom edge. There are frame abrasions with minor associated paint loss along all four edges. There is a pattern of craquelure running across the centre of the composition above the woods with further minor scattered cracks elsewhere. There are faint surface scratches and flecks of paint loss in places. There is a layer of surface dirt with spots in places. Inspection under UV light does not reveal any obvious signs of restoration. Held behind Plexiglass in a gilt wooden frame with mouldings. 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
The director of Tokyo's Gekkoso gallery, Yoko Nakamura, first visited the Soviet Union in 1969 and organised the first selling exhibition of Soviet art in Japan the following year. Similar exhibitions took place every year for over ten years, not only in Tokyo, but also in Osaka and Sapporo. Nakamura was involved in numerous enterprises to promote the Soviet Union in Japan. She published a quarterly art magazine in Japan in association with the Ministry of Culture and the Union of Artists of the USSR, and organised a monumental retrospective of Soviet and Russian art which included over 600 works from the State Tretyakov Gallery, including Ivan Shishkin's Rye Fields.