Lot Details
Lot 2118
Manner of Jean-Baptiste Greuze
The Paralytic
Oil on canvas
33 x 47 inches (83.8 x 119.4 cm)
This work is a mirror image of Greuze's well-known painting in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Sold for $960 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Frame rubbing with particular wear along the lower left and bottom edge. Visible stretcher marks, particularly along the upper edge. Lined. Scattered cracquelure throughout. Underdrawing is quite visible, particularly in the female figures at the right. Scattered inpainting along the bottom right edge. Appears to be a quarter sized area of inpainting/repair at the upper right corner, possibly a repaired tear.
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