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Friedrich Johann Voltz (German, 1817-1886) Herdsman with cattle in a landscape signed lower right "Fr. Voltz 1881" oil on panel 25 x 23cm (10 x 9in)

Panel is cradled and has an old split. Craqulure overall and with scuffed edges and chips to the frame. The painting is executed in oil on a wooden panel which has a cradle support on the reverse formed of three vertical and two horizontal battens. The vertical battens are glued onto the panel are causing areas of stress, resulting in splits in the panel. The paint layer is stable overall, There are localised areas of retouching. The varnish is even and glossy. The frame is missing some areas of the decorative moulding and the panel is poorly secured in the frame.

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