LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

canvas: 29 by 24 ?? in.; 75 by 62.5 cm.

Description:

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Markings:

Attributed to Jean-Baptiste van Loo

Condition:

The canvas is lined and stable on its stretcher. The portrait image reads very well beneath clear varnish with details in the costume retained. A one-inch vertical line of retouching in the sitter's hair is visible to the naked eye but not distracting. Under UV inspection, the varnish is milky but scattered retouching to the background is visible in the upper and center of the left side and the lower right part of the background. The painting can certainly hang in its present state. Offered in a decoratively carved giltwood frame. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.

Provenance:

Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 13 October 1989, lot 185; There acquired.