Lot 173
  • 173

Jacob Bornfriend

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • Jacob Bornfriend
  • The Window
  • signed
  • oil on canvas
  • 73.5 by 50cm.; 29 by 19½in.

Exhibited

London, Roland, Browse and Delbanco, Recent paintings by Jacob Bornfriend and Leonard Rosoman, May - June 1954, cat. no.37.

Condition

Original canvas. There is a small area of paint loss at the lower centre of the composition, with two further losses at the extreme right vertical edge, another in the upper left corner and another to the right of the flowers. On close examination it is possible to see several areas of paint cracking, including but not limited, to the upper right quadrant, an area below the fruit bowl and another at the centre left. Ultraviolet light reveals no obvious signs of florescence or retouching. The work is presented behind glass in a large painted wood frame and slip. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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