Sale: Aguttes, Paris, 10 December 2004, lot 163
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

The following condition report was kindly provided by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.: This painting on wood is in very healthy condition. The paint layer has been fairly recently cleaned and varnished. Ernst's technique in this painting is causing bituminous shrinkage of the paint layer, particularly in the embroidery on the right side. This is not damage per se, nor is it restoration. There do not appear to be any retouches to the picture proper. The painting is in very good condition and should be hung as is.
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