Louis Douzette (German, 1834-1924) Coastal View under Moonlight

Description:

Louis Douzette (German, 1834-1924)

Coastal View under Moonlight
Signed "L. Douzette" l.r., with a faint pencil inscription on the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 16 x 26 1/2 in. (41.0 x 67.0 cm),framed (in a liner).
Condition: Retouch, scattered minor paint losses, fine craquelure, surface grime.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

Scattered pinpoint sized paint losses including a small cluster in the center of the composition. Retouch primarily to the sky in the upper right quadrant. There is also some natural pigment fluorescence from the dark brown pigment.


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