Lot 194
  • 194

VIKTOR POPKOV | Club Sputnik

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Club Sputnik
  • signed and titled in Cyrillic and dated 1962 on the reverse
  • gouache on paper
  • 59.5 by 80cm, 23 by 31 1/2 in.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist's studio in 1993

Condition

There are abrasions along the edges with associated paint loss. Creases with associated paint loss can be seen in the lower left and upper left corners. There are minor flecks of paint loss in places, most notably to the head of the female figure in the red skirt in the foreground and the upper right corner. A large horizontal scratch can be seen running across the figures in the lower right foreground. There are scattered water stains. The work is covered in a layer of light surface dirt. Held in a simple wooden frame behind glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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