Lot 16: VLADIMIR BARANOFF-ROSSINÉ | Untitled

oil on canvas

145 x 82,5 cm; 55 7/8 x 32 1/2 in.

oil on canvas

It has not been possible to see the work entirely unframed. The canvas is lined. There is a milky varnish preventing UV light from fully penetrating, however examination under UV light reveals scattered spots of retouching throughout the composition. There is some stable paint shrinkage with a few associated flecks of paint losses in places, most predominately to the white pigment. There is an horizontal line running across the centre of the composition (just below the purple flower) with associated fluorescence under UV light, possibly related to a repaired tear. There is some frame rubbing along the extreme edges. This work is in overall fairly good condition.
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Valencia, IVAM Centre Julio Gonzalez, Arte Abstracto, Arte Concreto : Cercle et Carré, Paris, 1930, 1990, no. 81, illustrated

Madame Vadiaeff, Paris
Private collection, France
Private collection, Germany
Sale: Koller Auktionen AG, Zürich, Moderne Kunst, Gemälde, Skulpturen, Graphik, 22 June 2007, lot 3244
Natalie Seroussi, Paris