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§ Doris Zinkeisen (Scottish, 1898-1991) 'Les Sylphides' signed lower right "Doris Zinkeisen" oil on canvas 49 x 39cm (19 x 15in)
Provenance: The Fine Art Society Ltd, 148 New Bond St, London W1, September 1948; Mawley Hall, Shropshire
Oil on canvas which is unlined. The canvas is in plane with good tension. The paint layer is highly impastoed with varying matte and gloss areas. There are a few small losses and some abrasion to the surface. There is a bloom across the surface and what appears to be mould spots evident in the darker paint passages. The surface is unvarnished. The frame is flaking with numerous small losses across the surface.

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