Solomon Borisovich Nikritin

Acquired from the family of the artist.

The sheet has a number of tears and creases along the left inner mount edge with associated paint loss. There are three tears to the sheet running down from the top inner mount edge and there is a crease across her thighs and a further tear running diagonally down her left thigh. The paper has discoloured and there is an area of water damage in the lower right corner. Held in a simple wooden frame and under glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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Executed in the 1930s.