拍品的狀況可能存在極大差異,而由於其性質使然,拍品難以處於完美無瑕的狀態。拍品均以拍賣時的狀況出售。
The canvas is reinforced on the reverse with a glue lining. The paint is stable on the support. The varnish is somewhat cloudy and scuffed and the surface with age-related accretions. Blossoming in the varnish is visible in natural light in the lower right quadrant of the painting. Several pinhead sized losses are visible in natural light in the curtain at upper left. The paint surface appears to be well intact, with the delicate glazes present and the fine work in the lace reading clearly. Two awkwardly applied strokes of strengthening to reinforce the folds of the man’s flesh below his chin are visible in natural light. Under ultraviolet light the aged varnish fluoresces green, preventing further inspection of the work. In his catalogue raisonné, Bernd Ebert suggested the canvas may have been trimmed slightly along the right and lower edges, the possibility of which cannot be ruled out. The painting presents well and should respond well to a conservation treatment.
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