Lot 200
  • 200

Antonietta Brandeis Czech, 1849-1920

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Description

  • Antonietta Brandeis
  • Florence, View of the Palazzo Vecchio with Fiesole in the distance
  • signed ABrandeis l.r.
  • oil on canvas
  • 65.5 by 44cm., 25¾ by 17¼in.

Condition

Original canvas. There are a few scattered spots of retouching in the sky visible under ultraviolet light, one of which corresponds to a small repair in the canvas. There are some further small specks of retouching towards the lower left corner corresponding to a small repair and another spot to the left of the small building to the extreme right of the work also corresponding to a small repair. There is some very faint craquelure visible only on close inspection and a faint stretcher mark visible towards the top edge, otherwise the paint surface is overall in good condition. Held in a decorative plaster moulded gilt frame.
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