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Description:
Italian or Russian School, Mid-20th Century
Expressionist-style Painting of a Fashionably Dressed Group. Unsigned, inscribed in Russian on the reverse. Oil on artist board, 15 5/8 x 19 5/8 in., unframed. Condition: Tack holes to each corner, wear to the edges of the board.
N.B. The inscription on the reverse, beneath the numbers, appears to be inscribed in Russian: "Nana Maraneyi (or Marinelli?)/from the author M. Ma..." It has been suggested that the artist might be Mario Marinelli (Italian, b. 1906).
Estimate $300-500
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