Lot 449
  • 449

Vassyl Khmeluk

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Vassyl Khmeluk
  • portrait of a boy
  • signed in Latin l.l.
  • oil on canvas
  • 92 by 65 cm., 36 by 25 1/2 in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the father of the present owner in the 1960s

Condition

Original canvas. There are some pinholes in the corners. There is a layer of light surface dirt and the surface is slightly tacky. UV light reveals an uneven layer of varnish but no apparent signs of retouching. Unframed.
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