Faile

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

 

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is richer and more vibrant in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. There are light stretcher marks in places along the edges and some fine isolated drying cracks to the turnover edges. There is slight wear with tiny spots of associated paint loss to the extreme corner tips. There are a few isolated matricies of stable hairline cracks throughout the composition. There are some faint rub marks to the lower right corner. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light.
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The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Lazarides Gallery, London