Sergei Semenovich Voroshilov

Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner in Petrograd before 1921

Original canvas which is slightly slack on its stretcher and is buckling in places. There is a small dent in the upper right which has caused the paint to flake. A horizontal scratch can be seen on the far right where the grass meets the sky. There is craquelure in places, most notably a pattern of vertical cracks in the sky and along the right edge. Some of these are slightly raised but appear stable at present. There is a layer of surface dirt. There are frame abrasions along all four edges. Inspection under UV light reveals some scattered retouching but a thick layer of discoloured varnish prevents a more thorough analysis. Held in a painted wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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