$17,775
Alexandre Evgenievich Iacovleff (Russian, 1887-1938) The Melon Eaters Unsigned, identified on a label from Old Schoolhouse Gallery, Marstons Mills, MA, affixed to the frame backing paper. Gouache on paper mounted to paperboard, 26 3/8 x 36 in. (67.0 x 91.4 cm), framed. Condition: Scattered abrasions and paint losses, bowing to the support. Provenance: Vose Galleries, Boston; Eldred c., 1966, Sotheby's New York: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 [Lot 00058]. Crop line along top margin, minor loss to u.r. corner measuring approx. 1/4 x 1/8 in.; restored tear to l.r. quadrant measuring approx. 1 1/4 in.; minor surface abrasions, restored creases to left margin spanning approx. 8 x 1 1/4 in. at the extreme height and width.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-05-20
