Lot 370
  • 370

Jean François Portaels

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jean François Portaels
  • sisters
  • signed and indistinctly dated J Portaels Roma 18** lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 82.7 by 61cm., 32½ by 24in.

Provenance

The Grand Duchess Olga von Württemberg
Prince Albrecht von Schaumburg-Lippe, Schloss Walchen
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner in the 1950s

Condition

Original canvas. There is no retouching visible under ultraviolet light. Apart from a fine, evenly-distributed craquelure, slightly visible stercher marks to each side and the centre and spots of paint loss to the lower right corner and the lowet left corner, the work is in good overall condition. Held in a decorative, gold-painted moulded plaster and wood frame.
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