Lot 61
  • 61

Entourage de Jacques-Louis David

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

Description

  • Portrait de jeune homme de profil
  • Huile sur toile

Condition

The painting is overall in a moderately satisfactory state of conservation. It has been formerly relined. The structure of the canvas is visible probably because of a very thin layer of preparation. There is a circular accident of two centimetres wide near the hair on the left. Under UV light: There are some traces of green varnish, the point of retouching aforementioned, and a round point of retouching, one centimetre and a half wide, above the model’s head, and finally some thin retouching in the shirt.
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