A barn interior with a slaughtered pig, a woman preparing meat and two children beyond

The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.

The panel appears to consist of two sheets of wood, joined horizontally (the join is rather difficult to detect). The panel is straight and bevelled on all four sides.
The varnish is somewhat glossy and has slightly yellowed.

In natural light no obvious damages nor retouchings are to be seen,. The original pigments and impasto appear beautifully preserved; the impressionistic wet-in wet-paint is beautifully visible, especially in the interior scene to the left and the pig has wonderful thick impasto. Above the female bending over the meat, a faintly darker spot is visible and it may be there was previously a man with a knife between his teeth, as can be seen in an image when unsuccessfully offered with Tajan, Etude, Paris, 12 December, 1995, lot 45.

Inspection under UV light reveals local strengthening to the architecture, mainly to the darker part on the right side of the composition Also minor strengthening to the female figure can be seen in addition to some scattered small spots in the foreground. Otherwise the varnish turns green and obscures further reading.

The frame measures 67 x 75 cm.