About this lot

Description

Follower of Willem van Diest

Loading the ships off a rocky coast
oil on canvas, in a carved and giltwood 18th century frame
39 x 49cm



Provenance:
Property of a collector, removed from Moggerhanger Park, Bedfordshire



Framed 51 x 61.5cm

The painting is executed in oil on a canvas support which has been lined. The canvas tension is stiff and the picture is in plane. The paint layers have a network of prominent age cracks with a dark appearance but are stable and secure. There are areas of overpaint covering cracks and areas of wear, the overpaint is fairly well matched to the original. The varnish is even, clear and glossy.

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