Lot 90
  • 90

Follower of Gerrit van Honthorst

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Gerrit van Honthorst
  • Elegant figures eating and singing in an interior
  • oil on canvas laid down on masonite
  • 28 by 42 in.
  • 71 by 106.6 cm.

Condition

The canvas is laid down on masonite. The surface is stable but with scattered craquelure and pigment separation; very yellowed varnish. A few spots of paint loss at lower edge and some faint scratches in the lower half. Under UV light: areas of inapinting through the canvas, mostly to the figure's costumes and along the lower edge.
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