Lot Details
Lot 2056
Dutch School
17th Century
Portrait of a Man in a Millstone Ruff
Oil on canvas
15 1/2 x 14 inches (39.4 x 35.6 cm)
A New York Estate
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Unsold
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Frame rubbing. Dirty varnish with scattered craquelure. Several old tears scattered throughout; cleaned harshly at some earlier time. Visible stretcher marks. Pin hole in the figure's right temple.
Canvas is slightly buckled, most pronounced along bottom edge. Masking varnish makes it difficult to detect restoration under UV light though a quarter sized area is visible above the man's left eye (this inpainting is also visible in raking light). There is also inpainting corresponding to what appears to be an old tear or abrasion in the left area of the figure's head. This inpainting is roughly 4 inches length with the area also visible in raking light. Few other minor areas of inpainting scattered throughout.
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Canvas is slightly buckled, most pronounced along bottom edge. Masking varnish makes it difficult to detect restoration under UV light though a quarter sized area is visible above the man's left eye (this inpainting is also visible in raking light). There is also inpainting corresponding to what appears to be an old tear or abrasion in the left area of the figure's head. This inpainting is roughly 4 inches length with the area also visible in raking light. Few other minor areas of inpainting scattered throughout.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
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