Please note that measurements in inches are incomplete in the printed catalogue and should read 57 1/4 x 37 1/2 in. The canvas is lined. There is no evidence of fluorescence under UV light. A close inspection reveals a tiny paint loss towards the centre of the left edge. There is also a 3cm diagonal crack in the upper right corner and a 3cm crack running horizontally from the centre of the right edge. Apart from a 1cm scratch in the blue pigment below the centre of the composition this work is in good condition.
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signed 'Papazoff' (lower left), inscribed '1928' on the stretcher, oil on canvas. Probably painted in 1928.