SIDNEY EDWARD DICKINSON | The Artist Giuseppe Trotta

Lined. The work presents well. There is a minor 1/4 inch dent in the background at upper left and a faintly visible horizontal stretcher bar mark. Frame abrasion is visible along the upper edge with a few minor associated losses. Under UV: a green varnish fluoreses unevenly, particularly over the figure's face. There are a few isolated retouches in the upper background, as well as a and a group of pin dots of restoration at upper left and inpainting to the aforementioned dent. There are minor retouches to the figure's chin and upper lips and the darker pigments around his proper right eye fluoresce.
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