Lot 70
  • 70

ILYA EFIMOVICH REPIN | Study of a Singer

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • llya Efimovich Repin
  • Study of a Singer
  • signed in Cyrillic and dated 1917 goda 20-go aprel'ya l.r.
  • pencil on paper
  • 31.5 by 23cm, 12 1/2 by 9in.

Condition

There is a portrait sketch on the reverse. The sheet has discoloured and there is a light layer of surface dirt. There are creases along the edges as well as elsewhere .There are some minor tears to the edges. There is a stain to the lower half of the tunic on the left side. Held in a gold and black wooden frame behind glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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