Mario Carreño

This work on canvas has been lined. The paint layer is stable. The canvas is well stretched. The painting is clean, varnished, and retouched. Retouches have been added to address small but quite numerous spots in the paint layer, which often develop as a result of insect debris arriving on the surface. These spots have been retouched in the upper left thigh of the male figure, in the blue blanket that he holds, in a group in his neck, in the darker colors of his face, in his upheld arm, and beneath the sailboat on the left side. Similar spots of retouching can be seen in the shadowed pigment of the calf of the female figure in the lower right. Retouches have also been added to some cracks in the heaviest pigment in her left forearm and in both of her thighs. Most of these retouches are well applied. The work can be hung as is. (This condition report has been provided courtesy of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.)

Framed dimensions: 48 1/2 by 30 1/4 in.

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