Lot 17
  • 17

Gerard Seghers

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Gerard Seghers
  • The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
  • oil on canvas

Literature

S. Bieneck, Gerard Seghers, Lingen 1992, pp. 209-210, cat. no. A96, reproduced.

Condition

The colours of the original are a little softer than they appear in the catalogue illustration. The canvas has been relined, the paint surface is secure under a dirty yellowed varnish. There is an old restored damage of approx 4 cm squared upper left above the Madonna's head. Inspection under UV light reveals some old scattered retouchings and an area of old repaint to the Madonna's blue skirt. Offered in a stained wooden frame in good condition.
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