Lot 31
  • 31

North Italian School 17th Century

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • North Italian School
  • Portrait of a gentleman
  • oil on canvas

  • 44 1/2 by 33 1/4 in.
  • 113 by 84.5 cm.

Condition

Lined canvas. Firm, new lining; flat paint surface; a small repair can be seen on the right shoulder; a circa 4 inch vertical, repaired tear on the beard. Under UV light: small retouches to face; more substantial inpainting to beard, collar, repaired tears and on the lower part of the jacket; several smaller retouches in the background.
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