Geer van Velde

Collection de la famille de l'artiste
Piet Moget, Sigean (France)
Samuel Art Conseil, Paris
Acquis auprès de celui-ci par le propriétaire actuel

This work is in good condition. There is a line of thin craquelures along the upper edge. And some other thin craquelures at the centre of the composition. There is a 1 x 1,5 cm paint loss revealing the underneath paint at the centre right of the composition and another small spot below (both visible in the catalogue illustration). Under UV light there is a thin hairline of retouching (3cm) in the upper left quadrant next to the stick form and another small one above.
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signed with the initials; oil on canvas.