Lot 46
  • 46

Fedot Vasilievich Sychkov

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Fedot Vasilievich Sychkov
  • Tobogganing
  • oil on canvas
  • 104.5 by 137.5cm, 41 by 54 1/4 in.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner in 1997

Exhibited

Minneapolis, The Museum of Russian Art, Around the Tree: Holiday Traditions in the Soviet Era, 26 October 2013 - 2 February 2014 
Minneapolis, The American Swedish Institute, A Nordic Christmas: Myths, Legends & Fairytales, 14 November 2015 - 10 January 2016
Minneapolis, The Museum of Russian Art, Winter Holidays in Russia, 19 November 2016 - 22 January 2017  

Condition

Original canvas. There is a layer of light surface dirt and a few very fine lines of vertical craquelure in places. Examination under UV light reveals no apparent signs of retouching. Held in a gold painted wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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