Agostino Bonalumi

Private Collection, Palm Beach 

This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges including some rubbing at the extreme edges. The canvas is lightly soiled. There are two areas approximately 1 inch in diameter of circular cracking approximately 6-inches left of center, and a 2-inch diameter area of circular cracking to the left of that. There is a shiny spot accretion just left of the right protruding ridge of the canvas, several abrasions to the protruding ridge on the left of the canvas and a spot of loss on the left ridge. Under very close inspection, several scattered pinpoint brown accretions are visible throughout the canvas and several light abrasions are visible, most notably in the upper left quadrant. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, the aforementioned spot accretion and abrasions fluoresce lightly but do not appear to be the result of restoration. Unframed.
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