Lot 10
  • 10

Follower of Alejandro de Loarte 1590 - 1626

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Alejandro de Loarte
  • A Dog and a Cat Fighting for meat
  • oil on canvas
  • 32 1/2 by 41 1/2 in.
  • 82.5 by 105.5 cm.

Condition

Lined canvas. The paint surface is thin but in fairly good condition and covered by a thick, glossy varnish. Under UV light: large areas of inpainting through the canvas, particularly the entire center, comprising the cat, the dog's head, jar and the background. A horizontal line of inpainting along the edge of the table, possibly masking a seam in canvas.
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