LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

28.00 in. (71.12 cm.) (height) by 38.00 in. (96.52 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed l.r.

Condition:

There is some over painteg to the central upper area where there was at one point a large area of crackling. It appears that a well-adept restorer -painted over the void crackle areas after the paint was laid back down on the canvas. The area overall is roughly 8 to 12 inches tall / by at its widest 3 in. / 4 in. The painting has been relined sometime ago as well. The entire restored area is in the cloud/sky portion. It is not visible from the facing side. No other areas seem to be affected. It has at one point been cleaned but not recently. The frame is also done well

Provenance:

Christie's, Amsterdam, April 27, 2005, lot 127