Frans Ykens

This painting is a fragment and has been cut on the right side (possibly also on the left). the panel is uncradled and bowed from top to bottom. there is a horizontal join just below the center of the composition which is visible to the naked eye. a few scattered losses and liftings, mostly in the lower half of the painting. the losses (as seen in the image) are in the far right and left sides. the liftings appear to be stable, but will need to be attended to. some scuffing at the extreme edges. the still life elements are all fairly well lintact with generally good detail. there is some thinness in the flower vase at left and in the browns of the table. under UV light: there is retouching all along the join. other scattered retouches along the edge of the table near the bottom edge; there is an area of retouching in the background at upper center between the leaves and wine glass, some along right and left edges, and in stems of ramps.
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