Lot 13
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VLADIMIR IVANOVICH HAU | Portrait of a Lady

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Vladimir Ivanovich Hau
  • Portrait of a Lady
  • signed in Latin and dated 1850 m.r.
  • watercolour heightened with white on paper
  • image size: 23 by 19cm, 9 by 7 1/2 in.

Provenance

Vladimir Rostislavovich Gardin (film director and actor; 1877-1965), Leningrad
Acquired from the estate of the above by the parents of the present owner in the 1960s

Condition

The sheet has discoloured in line with age. There is a small tear to the edge at the lower left and a faint horizontal crease towards the middle right edge. There are areas of minor surface abrasions in the background above and to the right of the sitter. There is some incipient foxing scattered in places. Held in a velvet-covered frame behind glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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