Oil on canvas, with a wax lining. The painting's surface is in overall good condition aside from a visible web of craquelure and some scattered areas of thinness and older loss associated to this craquelure. Under UV light, there is retouching visible throughout the sky as well as in the shadows of the boat, and in the waves around the boat. Framed and ready to hang.
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