DAVID BURLIUK (RUSSIAN 1882-1967)

DAVID BURLIUK (RUSSIAN 1882-1967)

Ella,1960
oil on burlap
51 x 38 cm (20 1/8 x 15 in.)
signed and titled lower left, dated lower right

PROVENANCE
Collection of Ella Jaffe Freidus, longtime collector and friend of Burliuk, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Thence by descent in the family

CONDITION
Observed in frame, the painting with overall surface dust and grime visible to the naked eye, most notably to the impasto. Craquelure to the impasto along the sky, clouds, beaded necklace and green ground. Inspection under UV light shows no apparent sign of restoration.
dimensions of Heydenryk frame: 72 x 59 cm (28 3/8 x 23 1/4 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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