PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR | Portrait de femme en chapeau de paille (Madame Clapisson)

The work is in very good condition overall. The board is sound. The colors are bright and fresh. There is some hairline craquelure scattered throughout the composition. There is a pindot loss to the pigment in the background to the upper right of the figure's hat. Under UV light, some possible hairline spots of inpainting in the ribbon of her hat to the left side of the face.
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