Lot 70
  • 70

Nicolaas Johannes Roosenboom Dutch 1805-1880

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description

  • Nicolaas Johannes Roosenboom
  • a horse and sledge on the ice, a 'koek en zopie' in the distance
  • signed l.l.
  • oil on canvas
  • 31 x 41 cm.

Condition

The canvas is original. and slightly undulated in places. There is a very minor fleck of paint loss just left of centre, near the windmill, and another just above the head of the horse. There is craquelure to the paint surface. The paint is thin in places. There is surface dirt to the work and which would benefit from a very light clean. There is extremely minor abrasion to the edges. Ultraviolet light reveals no sing of retouching. Held in a decorative gold painted frame in fair condition.
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