Hubert Robert

To the naked eye: The painting is in overall good condition. It's painted on a panel made with one non cradled plank, the panel, quite thin is slightly warped. Under a slightly dirty varnish. There is slight horizontal scratch (seven centimeters long) at the right of the well on the center crossing the trees. There is also an other little vertical scratch (three centimeters) in the upper part near the left edge in the center. Under UV light: The painting is under a green uniform varnish. There are some dots of restoration in the sky on the left above the sculpture. There are some restorations in the stairs in the center and some dots of restoration in the trees on the right. Some worn places on the ground.
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