Lot 26
  • 26

Attributed to Francesco Solimena Canale di Serino 1657 - 1747 Barra

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Francesco Solimena
  • Two putti
  • oil on canvas.
  • 12 1/2 by 14 7/8 in.
  • 31.7 by 37.8 cm.

Condition

Lined canvas. Firm, new lining; surface with some thinness but in good condition; flattened stretcher marks at upper and right edges. Under UV light: opaque varnish; very few retouches to the two faces and to the left of the left putto. More substantial inpainting on the dark area at bottom center.
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