Lot 1162

EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY

Portrait of a lady in a blue dress
indistinctly signed (upper left)
oil on canvas
97.5 x 73.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Estimate: £200 - £400
Hammer price: £480
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Condition report
Work may be slightly cut down as the indistinct signature upper left is partially folded over the stretcher and tacked down.
Craquelure.
Dirt.
Small spots and marks in places.
A few small abrasions upper centre.
Some white/grey marks visible, including to lower centre, possible retouching.
A few other small abrasions in places and some scratches, including one scratch lower right, another centre left in background and  what may be a scratch to the centre on her dress, although this looks like paint so may not actually be damage, it is difficult to tell.

Inspection under uv light reveals flecks of retouching, including the aforementioned white marks lower centre, and also a few flecks to her dress and some to the background. It also reveals that something may have dripped or being spilt upper left on background and a few drip marks elsewhere.

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