Sale 6380
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$6,000 – $8,000
Provenance:
The Artist.
Directly commissioned from the above.
H. van den Broeke, Middelburg (renowned shipowner).
Rob Kattenburg, Bergen.
Sotheby's, London, sale of December 14, 2016, lot 68.
Acquired directly from the above sale by the present owner.
Framed: 68 1/2 x 37 in.
Minor deposits of surface; canvas is relined; passages of the canvas have been pressed due to the lining process; network of hairline craquelures throughout; a small area of whitish staining along the center right edge; a line of liquid residue droplets in the lower left corner, below the boat; faint areas of inpainting scattered throughout, mostly visible only on close examination; minor frame abrasions along all edges. Under UV light: inpainting along all edges; evidence of multiple repairs, including one L-shaped repaired tear in the center left, approximately 7 inches in length; additional area of inpainting scattered throughout, ranging from pinpoint to medium. Please request images.
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