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Lot 206
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Alexander Evguenievich Yakovlev

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Alexander Evguenievich Yakovlev
  • Perseus and Andromeda
  • stamped with the artist's studio stamps l.r.

  • gouache on paper
  • image size: 67.5 by 103.5cm, 26 1/2 by 40 3/4 in.

Provenance

The Estate of a French Nobleman

Condition

The sheet appears sound. There are pinholes to the corners. There is a small tear towards the centre of the upper edge approx. 4.5cm in length. There is a crease approx. 8cm in length to the middle left edge and a small crease to the middle upper edge of the paper. The surface of the sheet is slightly dirty. There are areas of media staining throughout. Held under glass in a black painted wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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