Lot 152
  • 152

Paulo Troubetskoy

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description

  • Paulo Troubetskoy
  • Before the Wedding
  • signed in Latin and dated 1922 l.l.
  • oil on canvas
  • 131 by 111cm, 51 1/2 by 43 3/4 in.

Condition

Original canvas. There are a few minor pinholes to the left of the old lady near the left edge. There is a very light surface scratch in the lower right corner, a layer of surface dirt and flecks of dirt in places. UV light reveals some minor retouching to the aforementioned pinholes. The darker pigment in the old lady's hair fluourseces under UV. Held in a gold painted wood and plaster frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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