ARBIT BLATAS (RUSSIAN 1908-1999)

Cafe,
oil on canvas
61 x 74 cm (24 x 29 1/8 in.)
signed lower right

PROVENANCE
Collection of Palm Springs Desert Museum
Sotheby's New York, 14 June 2007, lot 352
Acquired at the above by the present owner

CONDITION
Observed in frame, the painting appears in good condition. Very fine and stable craquelure, most notably to the areas of impasto. Inspection under UV light shows an even layer of varnish with no apparent sign of restoration.
framed dimensions: 89 x 102 cm (35 x 40 1/8 in.)

Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions:
Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827

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