CHARLES AMABLE LENOIR | Portrait of a Girl with Mimosa Blossoms

Examined in the frame. Lined. The surface presents well and appears bright. There is very faint horizontal craquelure across the picture surface. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. There is finely applied inpainting to address prior craquelure; scattered dots and dashes of inpaiting around the girl's eyes to left side of her forehead. Some additional pin dots of retouching on her chest and hands, face and hair. Finely applied inpainting scattered at the extreme edges.
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