Marcel Dyf

The artist
Alexander Kahan Fine Arts, New York
Private collection, Florida

The medium is oil on canvas, not lined. The work is in good overall condition. There is very good impasto retained. In the thickest impasto, there is some cupping in a few places: to the right of the bottom of the pitcher, and in the middle flower at right. There is some fine cracking to the thick impasto as well in a few places, and some minor paint separation in the lower right. There is some bumping to the canvas. Under UV there are some small scattered spots and dashes of inpainting throughout, the largest concentration being in the lower left quadrant. There is a nickel sized spot of inpainting in the impasto in the lower right in the leaves by the base of the vase. The colors are bold and the work presents very well.
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