STELLA STEYN (IRISH, 1907-1987) (2)
Still life with roses in a glass vase
oil on board
40 x 61cm
together with Still life with roses in a planter, oil on canvas, by the same hand
(2, both unframed)
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Provenance
(Still life with roses in a glass vase) Sale, Thomson Roddick, 22nd February 2022, part lot 100;
(Still life with roses in a planter) Sale, Thomson Roddick, 13th January 2023, lot 198
Bidding ended. Lot is unsold.
Condition report
Still life with roses in a glass vase - Original canvas, which is uneven, upper right. Canvas weave is uneven in places and light surface dirt to paint surface. No sign of retouching visible under ultraviolet light.
Still life with roses in a planter - The board is sound and flat. Light surface dirt to the paint surface and some light craquelure to areas of thicker impasto. Ultraviolet reveals retouching to a couple of patches off the upper border, however this appears to be the hand of the artist.
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