Jan Massys

With Gösta Stenman, Stockholm.

The panel is bending very slightly outwards, but there are no major splits. The paint surface is flat and even overall. There are two very minor lines of paint that are beginning to lift at the centre of the figure's head band. The paint is slightly thinner in the hair at the nape of her neck and at the flaming heart, but their are details that are very well-preserved, like the touches of detail along the collar of the figure's dress and the curls in her hair. There have been some minor patches of retouching to the right side of the figure's face and veins of repainting in the background right. Inspection under UV light shows spot retouching across the rights side of the figure's shoulders and neck. Also an 8 cm repair running downwards from centre upper edge, and some retouching to frame marks along the right hand edge. This lot is sold in a plain wooden frame, in good condition.
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