A wooded landscape

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PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CONDITION REPORT WAS PREPARED BY HAMISH DEWAR, AN
INDEPENDENT PAINTINGS CONSERVATOR UNCONDITIONAL AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE
Structural condition
The artist's canvas has been lined onto a secondary canvas support with a new keyed wooden
stretcher. This is ensuring a sound support and no further structural intervention is required.
Paint surface
The paint surface has an even varnish layer, with slight frame rubbing around the outer edges.
Inspection under ultraviolet light shows quite extensive retouchings, particularly in the sky
where glazes appear to have been rather excessively applied. These thinly applied
retouchings could be removed, if required, and I am sure many would be found to be
unnecessary. There is also an area of slight abrasion, with tiny flecks of loss, in the dark
shadows just above the signature, which has partially been strengthened in the letters C,K, and the numbers 4,7. Ultraviolet light also shows retouchings in the trees and the
darker shadows in the lower left quadrant and a number of lines infilling craquelure in the
darker undergrowth above, and to the right of, the horse and and cart. There are other
scattered retouchings and there may be further retouchings that I could not identify under
ultraviolet light.
Summary
The painting would therefore appear to be in reasonably good and stable condition and would
benefit from revarnishing to address the small areas of uneven varnish. The extent of
retouchings applied in the past should be noted.