GUSTAVE CAILLEBOTTE | La Seine à l'Île Marante par temps brumeux

The canvas is not lined. The surface is richly textured and the impasto is well-preserved. There are scattered lines of craquelure to the areas with the thickest impasto and to the pale blue pigments of the water. There is some very minor pigment shrinkage to the dark green shrub at left. There is a slight undulation in the upper right corner. There is a three-inch horizontal scratch about one inch above the lower edge, likely due to prior frame abrasion. There are minor losses to the lower left and upper right corners, likely due to prior frame abrasion as well. Under UV inspection, there are minor nailhead sized strokes of inpainting in the upper left and upper right corners. There are horizontal strokes of inpainting about one inch from the top edge, likely to address prior frame abrasion. The work is in good condition.
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