Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2517BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 24, 2010 12:00PM
Description:
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.
Estimate $800-1,200
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.