DAVID BURLIUK (RUSSIAN 1882-1967)

DAVID BURLIUK (RUSSIAN 1882-1967)

Siesta,
oil on canvas
31 x 41 cm (12 1/4 x 16 1/8 in.)
siged lower left

PROVENANCE
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York (partial label on verso)
Gift to the present owner from the above, 1966
Christie's, New York, March 4, 2010, lot 116
Acquired at the above by the present owner

EXPERTISE
Accompanied by a letter of expertise from the Grabar Art Conservation Center, dated October 6, 2014, signed by T. Levina and V. Schpengler.

LOT NOTES
Frame inscribed Frame made for David Burliuk by Carl Sandelin

CONDITION
Observed in frame. The painting is in overall excellent orginial condition. Inspection under UV shows an even layer of varnish but no apparent signs of restoration.

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