A PAIR OF PAINTINGS BY BORIS SVESHNIKOV (RUSSIAN 1927-1998)

comprising:
a) Forest Treeline, 1987, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower right, full sheet: 20 x 29 cm (8 x 11 3/8 in.)
b)Edge of the Forest, Autumn, 1981, watercolor and pencil on paper, signed and dated lower left, full sheet measuring 20 x 28 cm (7 7/8 x 11 in.)

CONDITION
Both observed in frame, the pair appears in age-appropriate condition. A visible hard crease to the upper right corner to Forest Treeline measuring 4 cm (1 5/8 in.) in length. The other, Edge of Pond is float mounted, with minor toning along the perimeter. Very minor creasing visible to the naked eye. Both with no significant issues to report otherwise.
framed dimensions a): 42 x 51 cm (16 1/2 x 20 1/8 in.)
framed dimensions b): 48 x 56 cm (18 7/8 x 22 in.)

Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions:
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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