Lot 562
  • 562

CHARLES JOSEPH FRÉDÉRIC SOULACROIX | A Cavalier in Red

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Charles Joseph Frédéric Soulacroix
  • A Cavalier in Red
  • signed F. Soulacroix (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 21 1/2 by 13 1/8 in.
  • 54.6 by 33.3 cm

Provenance

Private Collection, South America
Acquired from the above by the present owner 

Condition

Examined in the frame. Original unlined condition. The surface appears fresh and vibrant and the colors remain bright. Stretcher bar marks are faintly visible on all sides. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green. In the lower half of the composition there are scattered finely applied pin dots of retouching and a few lines of inpainting at the edges to address prior frame abrasion. There are isolated pin dot retouches in the background and a few finely applied dots to the proper right side of the figure's face.
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