Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky A Ship of the Russian Navy off the Coast

Property from a Private Collection, United States
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky
Feodosia 1817 - 1900
A Ship of the Russian Navy off the Coast

signed in Cyrillic and dated 1 Mart 1875 (lower center)
oil on card
unframed: 8 by 5.5 in; 20.3 by 14 cm
framed: 19.5 by 17 in; 49.5 by 43.2 cm
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Condition Report:
The card has been glued onto a thicker piece of card. The are frame abrasions with very minor associated loss. There are three tears to the card that have have been repaired. One is running diagonally from the center at left, another in the shape on a U at upper center and a third running vertically at the lower right along the edge. There is a light layer of surface dirt. Inspection under UV reveals retouching to aforementioned tears and frame abrasions.

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