Lot 68
  • 68

Francis Alleyne

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Francis Alleyne
  • Group Portrait of Children
  • oil on canvas
full length, the girls wearing white dresses with bows, the boy a green coat, holding a kite, with two small dogs, in a landscape

Condition

STRUCTURE The canvas has been lined. PAINT SURFACE The painting appears to be in good condition. There is some very minor surface abrasion in the lower left of the canvas. ULTRAVIOLET Examination under ultraviolet light reveals some scattered retouching. This retouching is minor, except around the left hand figure where it is marginally more extensive. FRAME The picture is unframed.
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