Executed on cradled panel; the panel is sound. There is a milky layer of varnish preventing UV light from fully penetrating, however UV examination does not appear to reveal any evidence of re-touching. There is some pigment loss at the upper two corners associated with some panel loss. There is some rubbing and associated stable pigment losses to all four edges. There are fine lines of interconnected craquelure running around the face, and some further fine lines of paint shrinkage predominantly to the blue and black pigments around the perimeter of the painting. There is a fly spot at the upper part of the vertical cream band to the centre of the upper right quadrant. A nail is visible at the centre of the extreme lower edge, probably consistent with the artist's working process. There is a lovely thick impasto and this work is in overall very good condition.
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