Pierre-Auguste Renoir

The canvas is lined; the edges are taped. Inspection under UV light reveals lines of retouching in line with the extreme edges and a small number of further tiny and sensitively executed spot retouchings including to the skirt, to the sky in the upper right and in the lower left quadrant. The canvas undulates very slightly. There is a horizontal line of craquelure to the left of the upper edge, partially covered by the tape. There are further very minor lines of craquelure to her hat, only visible upon close inspection. A small number of tiny accretions, only visible upon close inspection. This work is in overall good condition.

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