Lot 179
  • 179

Circle of Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jean-Baptiste Greuze
  • An interior with a couple playing with their child;An interior with a mother playing with two children, a maid beyond
  • a pair, both oil on panel

Condition

Both supports consist of single, flat, stable and uncradled panels. There are some scattered paint losses to the panel with the mother and her two children. Other than this the paint surfaces are secure and under dirty varnishes. Thorough inspection under UV light is impeded by the varnish but some scattered retouchings are apparent in both paintings. Offered in modern painted wooden frame in fair condition.
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