Alexandre Calame

Presumably not relined Craquelures, mainly in the dark parts of the work Colour-abrasions along the margins visible, mainly lower left and in the lower right hand corner Scratches, mainly in the right part of the work The canvas is slightly waived upper left Upper right is a round dent visible in the canvas with slight raised colour pigments around A bid of a yellow varnish (the sky is irregular yellowed). Taking off the varnish is recommended Under UV-light there are small retouching visible, mainly in the sky (a retouched crack)
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Ein vergleichbares, etwas kleineres Gemälde befindet sich im Victoria & Albert Museum in London.