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Materials:

oil on copper

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The following condition report has been provided by Karen Thomas of Thomas Art Conservation, 119 West 23rd Street, Suite 400, New York, NY 10011, 212-562-4024, [email protected] ,an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. This painting is in excellent condition overall. The paint layers, with their enamel-like surface, are free of abrasion, with only a few losses in the red garment. Areas of restored loss are visible under ultraviolet illumination but can also be recognized in raking light by their slightly raised surface. Cracks have begun to develop around the fills. Very careful pinpoint retouches in the red lake, mostly along the left third, are consistent with minute flaking that often develops in red lake glazes due to the drying properties of the pigment. Similar retouching is found in parts of the hair. The varnish is glossy and has begun to develop a microcraquelure in areas. The copper support is structurally sound and planar. Surface cleaning and a varnish revival may eliminate the crack pattern in the varnish, but otherwise this painting may be displayed in its current state.

Condition:

unframed: 16 by 12 in.; 50.6 by 30.5 cm.