Flemish School, circa 1700

The actual painting is a little less red in tone than the catalogue illustration suggests. The canvas has an old relining (glue). There is a small restored tear of approx. 3 cm. to the centre right in the trees and a minor vertical crease in the upper left corner. There is a tiny paint loss in the lower centre. Otherwise, no major damages are apparent. The paint layer is generally sound if a little thin in some areas. Some old discoloured retouchings can be seen in the sky and in the water. There are some very tiny paint losses along the outer left and lower edges. The paint layer is under a dirty varnish layer, which under inspection in UV light seems to be unevenly cleaned. Further inspection under UV light is largely impeded by the dirty varnish layer, but does confirm the aforementioned retouches. Offered in a decorative gilt wood frame in good condition.
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