FÉLIX VALLOTTON | Eglise Saint-Sauveur à Dinan

Painted in 1919.

The canvas is lined. There is a milky varnish preventing UV light from fully penetrating, however, examination under UV light appears to reveal a spot of retouching (approx. 5 cm wide) towards the lower part of the right edge, a smaller spot of retouching in the sky (approx. 1 cm wide) approx. 3 cm from the left edge and 6 cm from the upper edge and a few small dots and lines of retouching towards the extreme edges. There is some minor paint shrinkage most predominately in the green pigment, notably to the lower left corner and to the upper part of the tree in the upper right quadrant. There is some minor frame rubbing with associated flecks of paint losses along the extreme edges. This work is in overall good condition.
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