拍品的状况可能存在极大差异，而由于其性质使然，拍品难以处于完美无瑕的状态。拍品均以拍卖时的状况出售。

The single-piece oak panel is bevelled to each edge. Along the left hand edge (as visible on the reverse), three insets, one of 15 cm. in length and the other two of 7 cm., have been laid into the panel. Seen in natural light, the depth of the composition and the energy of application are immediately evident. There is a hairline crack of 7 cm. that corresponds with the upper inset visible in the upper right-hand edge. Similarly, there is a restored crack of 8 cm. visible in raking light corresponding to the lowest panel inset. There is some slight frame abrasion to the very edge of the panel. Examination under UV light reveals scattered retouching, predominantly in the sky along the hairline craquelure associated with the grain of the panel. There is a slightly cloudy varnish that precludes further examination.