RODERIC O'CONOR | 'Romeo and Juliet'

The following condition report has been prepared by Hamish Dewar Ltd. UNCONDITIONAL AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE Structural Support The canvas has been strip-lined onto a new wooden stretcher. The reverse of the canvas has an application of adhesive. This has successfully secured the pattern of drying craquelure,particularly within the thicker impasto, which is very characteristic of O'Conor. A studio stamp is visible on the reverse of the original canvas. Paint surface The paint surface has a slightly opaque varnish layer and would benefit from surface cleaning and revarnishing, although it should be stressed that no further work is required for reasons of conservation. Inspection under ultraviolet light shows fine lines of inpainting within the hairline craquelure mentioned above, a very small area in the lower left of the composition and other small scattered retouchings. There may be further retouchings beneath the rather opaque varnish layers that are not easily identifiable under ultraviolet light. Summary The painting would therefore appear to be in good and stable and would respond well to surface cleaning and revarnishing should this be required. FRAME Held in a gilt plaster frame ready to hang.
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