Lot 26
  • 26

Henryk Siemiradzki

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Henryk Siemiradzki
  • Portrait of a Man said to be Walerjan Zawisza Linkowiec
  • numbered 104 l.r.; further twice faintly stamped with the artist's signature on the stretcher
  • oil on canvas
  • 63 by 50cm, 24 3/4 by 19 3/4 in.

Provenance

The artist's estate
Thence by descent to the present owners

Condition

The canvas is original. There is a covering of surface dust and dirt. There are some very minor scattered paint chips throughout the surface, with areas of heavier paint loss near the upper left edge and by the number in the lower right corner. There are three punctures marks in and around the upper left corner. Examination under UV light reveals no apparent signs of restoration. Held in a painted wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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