Galerie Drouant, Paris

The canvas is not lined. There are several lines of retouching to the upper right edge, to the upper edge and to the left edge, not intruding the main composition, there is a small spot of retouching to the right of the figure's face. There are scattered lines of retouching to the bottom edge, including some to the extreme edge to cover frame rubbing. Apart from some scattered craquelure and shrinkage, possibly inherent to the working process. This work is in good condtion. Colours: Overall brighter in the original.
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