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Nicolai Fechin
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Nicolai Fechin
- Balinese Peasant Girl
- signed N. Fechin (lower right); labeled for exhibition (on the backing and frame)
- oil on canvas
- 21 by 17 3/4 in., 53.5 by 45 cm
Provenance
Vera S. Miller (acquired directly from the artist)
Gifted directly from the above to the present owner in 1989
Exhibited
Los Angeles, Stendahl Galleries
La Jolla, California, The Art Center
Oklahoma City, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (permanent collection), 1989-2011
La Jolla, California, The Art Center
Oklahoma City, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (permanent collection), 1989-2011
Condition
This painting is in beautiful and seemingly untouched condition. The canvas is well stretched. The paint layer does not appear to have been retouched and there is no varnish to the surface. The paint layer is slightly dry in the hair of the girl and this may improve if lightly cleaned.
The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com , an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's.
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."