Savely Abramovitch Sorin

Madelein Haentzler, 1951 (acquired directly from the artist)
Gifted from the above to the present owner

Oil on canvas. The surface is dirty and covered with a layer of slightly yellowed varnish. There is a 2 ½ inch tear to the canvas in the upper right quadrant of the painting, and paint loss around this tear. There is minor paint loss around the edges. There is craquelure to the surface, most of it in the left side of the composition. There is also a possible slight pigment discoloration to the left side of the canvas, though this could be original. Under UV pigment fluoresces in the tress in the lower right corner, though varnish prevents a conclusive analysis. Held in a wood frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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