The canvas has a wax lining. There are frame abrasions with minor associated paint losses along the edges, most notably in the upper left. Faint stretcher bar marks are visible. There are cracks throughout the composition. Inspection under UV light reveals several areas of restoration: a large horizontal line across the centre and another through the man's leg and hand. Sweeping areas of restoration are visible to the background and both the figures' faces. Inspection under UV also reveals an uneven varnish layer. Unframed.
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In the present lot the artist has caught a lyrical, intimate moment: a young family with a baby on a balcony at dusk. The sparse colour palette, impressionistic contours, monumentalised forms and highlighting of the essential at the expense of detail – these are the main features of Goltsev’s painting.