Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2422Location: BostonDate / Time: September 12, 2008 12:00PM
Description:
Cuzco School, 18th/19th Century
Christ with the Instruments of the Passion
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 49 1/2 x 33 in. (125.7 x 83.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Partially lined, retouch/repairs, losses, tears, craquelure, surface grime.
Provenance: Private New England Collection
Estimate $2,000-4,000
Canvas deformations, approximately nine cloth patches to the reverse with the largest area approx. 20 1/2 x 25 1/4 in., strip lined, grime/dust on surface and on reverse, canvas on stretcher bars nailed to frame (i.e. not inset into frame rabbet),mounting bubbles, retouch to area of Christ''s left sleeve (approx. 2 x 2 in.),some areas strengthened by retouch in u.l. quadrant, including angel''s wing, extensive retouch to area above Christ''s head and to the left of Christ''s feet.