Giovanni Battista Quadrone

Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, October 29, 1992, lot 92B, illustrated
Acquired at the above sale

Oil on paper laid down on an irregularly shaped board. The edges are roughly cut. The support was at one time a rectangle; both upper corners have been cut at an angle to form a trapezoid. Artist pinholes are visible at the lower corners.The varnish has discolored and there is a hazy area of varnish along the top and upper right edges. Minor surface dirt. Frame abrasion along the left edge. Under UV: an old green varnish covers the picture surface, though a few minor dots and dashes of retouching are visible in the man's beard and in the background in the upper part of the composition.
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