José María Mijares (b. 1922)

Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Jesús de Navascues, Madrid
Sale: Sotheby's New York, Latin American Art, May 1997, lot 187, illustrated

This work is on its original stretcher. The canvas is well stretched. The paint layer seems to be clean and possibly lightly varnished. The paint layer is stable. No retouches are visible under ultraviolet light. The work should be hung in its current state. (This condition report has been provided courtesy of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.)
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