Lot 38
  • 38

Follower of Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, 1817-1900

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description

  • marine scene
  • bears signature in Cyrillic l.l. and dated 1893
  • oil on canvas
  • 52.5 by 83cm., 20¾ by 32¾in.

Condition

The canvas has been lined. The paint surface is quite dirty and there is a layer of discoloured varnish. There are fine lines of craquelure throughout. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals sweeping retouching to the sky, with further retouching along the edges, a number of patches to the sky and some strengthening to the signature and date. Held in a modern gold painted moulded paster frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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