Lot 78
  • 78

KONSTANTIN ANDREEVICH SOMOV | Lady with Lapdog

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • K.A. Somov
  • Lady with Lapdog
  • signed in Latin and dated 1927 t.l.
  • watercolour heightened with white on paper
  • 5 by 4.5cm, 2 by 1 3/4 in.

Provenance

Raydon Gallery, New York

Condition

The sheet has been attached to a paper mount featuring a hand-painted decorative pattern. The corners of the paper show some very light wear. The mount has discoloured unevenly in line with age. Held in a Art Nouveau-style metal and wood frame behind glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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