STRUCTURE: Unlined. SURFACE: Fine surface craquelure appears throughout the canvas. The paint surface is table and there is a stretcher mark visible on the left and right side and the top. Slightly dirty and would benefit from cleaning. UV LIGHT: Under UV Light appears mainly to the background especially on the top half and small retouchings on her nose and right arm. FRAME: Unframed. COLOUR COMPARISON: More subtle and not as hot as the catalogue illustration suggests.
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