LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

23.90 in. (60.70 cm.) (height) by 19.49 in. (49.50 cm.) (width)

Condition:

The following condition report is provided by Henry Gentle who is an external specialist and not an employee of Sotheby's: Simon Vouet Study of a young woman as the Virgin Oil on canvas , unframed The original canvas has been lined. There are no deformations or damages and the paint surface is stable and secure. Original paint can be detected to the tacked canvas turnover, particularly the top. There are raised stretcher marks visible. Under UV light the area to the top left corner fluoresces darkly, there is some minor pitted loss which, perhaps, has been excessively restored. Elsewhere, further scattered loss can be detected but, overall, the paint layer is very well preserved and in good original state. The textured brushstrokes to the flesh tones are well preserved, as are the subtle nuances of tone; there is little evidence of prior conservation intervention. Details to the drapery are crisp and intact and the modulation of tone within the folds is original. The varnish is discoloured and does not saturate the paint layer satisfactorily. Its removal would enhance the overall tonality. "This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."

Provenance:

Private collection, Austria, by the 1970s; ; Thence by descent. ; <strong>&nbsp;</strong>