$23,700
Continental School, 18th/19th Century Portrait of a Gentleman with Hat and Armor Unsigned, inscribed "... 198." on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 25 1/4 x 20 in. (64.1 x 50.8 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, retouch, losses, flaking, craquelure. Overall craquelure with areas of cupping, paint loss in u.l. quadrant measuring 1/4 x 1/8 in., scattered minor paint losses over the top 1/3 of the composition; damage to l.l. corner including separating of lining layer measuring 2 inches high and 3 inches across, and paint loss along bottom edge measuring 3 in. across; small dimple c.r. Surface grime including smattering of white paint droplets. The lining is old.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-09-24