Attribué à Abraham Diepraam

Etat de conservation satisfaisant. Les deux peintes sur un paneau de chêne en une planche non parqueté, parfaitement droit. Sur le fumeur, quelques soulèvements de matières. Un vernis très jaune, très sale. A la lampe UV : vernis vert uniforme, ancien. Sur le lecteur, quelques restaurattions sur les fonds. Overall good condition. Both painted on a oak wood panel made in one board, not cradled. Some lift on the painting of the smoker. Dirty and yellow varnish. Under the UV light : we see an uniform green and old varnish, few restaurated areas on the background of the reader.
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