Lot 302
  • 302

Franz Xavier Kosler Austrian, 1864-1905

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Franz Xavier Kosler
  • Diana
  • signed Franz Kosler l.r.

  • oil on canvas

  • 68.5 by 51cm., 27 by 20in.

Provenance

Private Collection, Berlin
Purchased in 2004 from the above by the present owner

Condition

Original canvas. There are a few cosmetic retouchings visible under ultraviolet light, notably to the girl's dress, her right arm and to the upper right corner. Apart from some signs of paint shrinkage in the upper right corner the paint surface is overall in good condition. Held in a decorative plaster moulded gilt frame.
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