Lot 557
  • 557

Circle of Enoch Seeman

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • Circle of Enoch Seeman
  • Portrait of a young girl, three-quarter length, holding songbird in her left hand
  • oil on canvas
  • 30 by 25 in.; 76.2 by 63.5 cm.

Condition

This canvas is lined. Underneath a slightly uneven varnish, the paint surface is well retained and shows a lovely figure. Inspection under UV light reveals isolated retouches to the craquelure on the sitter's face and hands. The painting is offered in a ebonized frame with an inner gold liner.
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