ATTRIBUTED TO PEETER GIJSELSANTWERP 1621 - 1690 | Wooded village landscape with travellers and horse-drawn wagons, horses, cattle and a horse-drawn cart near a stream

The actual painting is actually less yellow and shows more contrast than the catalogue illustration would suggest. The copper plate is nice, stable and flat; on its reverse, as it is a re-used old copper plate, there is a design for a Corinthian column incised (see images on the website). There are some minor paint losses around the edges, due to the framing. The painted surface seems to be in a good condition, with the colours and details nicely preserved. It is covered with a dirty and yellow varnish layer. We can see some few discoloured retouchings throughout. Under UV light The varnish layer fluoresces completely, showing some tiny spots along the upper edge. Offered with a gold painted new wooden frame. Le tableau est en réalité moins jaune et plus contrasté que sur l’illustration au catalogue. Le cuivre est droit, plat et stable. Au revers, s’agissant d’un ancien cuivre ré-utilisé, on observe un dessin incisé représentant une colonne corinthienne (voir photographie sur notre site Internet). On remarque quelques légers manques de peinture le long des bords, à cause du cadre. La couche picturale semble en bon état, les couleurs et détails sont bien préservés. Il se présente sous un vernis jaune et sale. Quelques repeints désaccordés épars sont visibles sur la surface. A la lampe UV Le vernis est complètement opaque, laissant apparaître quelques petits points le long des bords. Dans un cadre récent en bois peint doré.
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