RUSSIAN EARLY 20TH CENTURY ARTIST

Peasant Women,
oil on canvas laid on board
29.5 x 70 cm (11 5/8 x 27 1/2 in.)
indistinctly signed lower left

CONDITION
Observed out of frame, the painting appears in age-appropriate condition. The canvas has been trimmed down and laid on composite board. Overall very fine and stable craquelure. Rubbing, resulting in minor losses to the perimeter. Inspection under UV light shows scattered retouching to the right edge and lower right corner.
framed dimensions: 39 x 80 cm (15 3/8 x 31 1/2 in.)

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Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827

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