Lot 372: NICHOLAS VASILIEFF 1892-1970 FEMALE FIGURE

signed and dated 31 lower left

oil on canvas

Condition Note: The canvas is unlined; there is a patch which covers a repair to the picture surface which has been inpainted, on the figure's right shoulder and extending into her hair. There are other patches of inpainting, around the edges mostly but also on the left shoulder and a small patch on the left forearm. There is craquelure throughout.

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PROVENANCE

(sale, Sotheby's, New York, Jan. 24, 1989, lot 263)

34 by 26 1/4 in.<br><br>86 by 66.5 cm.