Lot 176
  • 176

Rudolph Heinrich Schuster 1848-1902

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Rudolph Heinrich Schuster
  • Marina Piccola, Capri
  • signed and dated l.r.: R Schuster 1881
  • oil on canvas
  • 39 by 60 cm.; 15¼ by 23½ in.

Condition

Original canvas. There is a 2 x 3cm area of inpainting to the sky in the upper left visible under ultraviolet light, several scattered dots (approx. 10) of retouching along the extreme upper edge corresponding to frame abrasions, a 2 x 1cm area of inpainting in the sea to the left below the horizon line and some dots on the beach. There is a small spot of pigment loss below the central fisherman in the lower right and a few pinhead sized dots of paint loss on the beach in the lower right, otherwise this work is in good condition.
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