Lot 737
  • 737

Follower of Pieter Claesz

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Pieter Claesz
  • Still Life with a Bowl of Capers
  • oil on canvas, unframed
  • 22 by 27 in.
  • 55.9 by 68.6 cm

Condition

In fairly good condition the canvas is lined. The canvas has detached from its stretcher. A small dent with associated loss at upper center. Flaking at right center and upper left. Losses at the edges due to abrasion. Craquelure throughout. Uneven, discolored varnish. UV: surface difficult to read due to varnish.
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