Marcel Dyf

Private collection, by 1989
Private collection, a gift from the above in 1992
Thence by descent to the present owner 

The medium is oil on canvas, the canvas is not lined. There is some undulation, very slight, to the canvas in the corners and near the edges. There is very fresh impasto. There are a few stray lines of craquelure and pigment separation scattered throughout. There is a varnish which has been unevenly applied in small areas. There is a small pinhole with associated losses in the upper left quadrant, in the yellow flowers near the center. There is some minor surface dirt and minor frame rubbing with a few small associated losses near the extreme visible edges. Under UV: there is no apparent inpainting. The work present very well overall.
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