Lot 180
  • 180

Wilhelm Kuhnert German, 1865-1926

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Description

  • Wilhelm Kuhnert
  • Löwenstudie (Study of Lions)
  • signed Wilh. Kuhnert l.r.

  • oil on canvas laid on board

  • 31.5 by 47cm., 12½ by 18½in.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner in 1982

Condition

The canvas is laid down onto a board which remains flat and even. No retouchings are evident under ultraviolet light. The lions have been covered with a varnish layer that has slightly discoloured over time (visible in the catalogue illustration) so a light cleaning could further enhance the appearance of this work. This work is overall in very good condition. Held in a plaster moulded gilt frame.
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