Lot 74
  • 74

Marc Baets Active in Antwerp during the first half of the 18th Century

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Marc Baets
  • An extensive river landscape with figures resting by a fortification in the foreground
  • inscribed on the reverse in an old hand: Bout & Boudewijn

  • oil on panel

Condition

The banel is bevelled along all four edges and uncradled. There is a horizontal crack 4 cm from the lower edge. The paint surface is generally secure and under a discoloured varnish. There are some scattered dicoloured retouchings in the sky and other areas. When inspected under UV light the painting reveals some further retouhicngs. Offered in a painted black frame in reasonable condition.
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