Attribué à Charles Beaubrun

Collection of Frau Helene Freuler, Basel, from a label on the back of the painting

Kunstmuseum of Lucerne, from a label on the back of the painting

A l'œil nu, le tableau se présente dans un état de conservation relativement satisfaisant. Il a fait l'objet d'un réentoilage dans la seconde moitié du XXe siècle qui a un peu tassé la matière. Il a fait l'objet d'un nettoyage récent, correctement réalisé. A la lampe UV, le tableau est sous un vernis vert non uniforme, partiellement déverni sur le visage. On constate des restaurations dans le cou, la chevelure, le vêtement noir. To the naked eye, the paintinf in a reasonnably good overall condition. It has been relined in the second half of the XXth century and it flattened a bit the painted surface. It has been cleaned recently in a good way. Under the UV light, the painting is under a green uneven varnish, partially cleaned on the face. There are some restoration in the neck and the hair, the black cloth.
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