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Description

A Still life of lilies in a glass jug signed lower left 'Leo Klin / 1945' tempera on canvas laid on board 48 x 69cm

Footnote: Provenance: Private collection, Kensington, London Exhibited: London, Royal Academy, 1947, no. 773, as 'Lilies - tempera' The painting of St George slaying the dragon, hung in the background, would appear to be copied from an illustration in a Connoisseur of 1941 of a Flemish 15th century panel by an unknown artist, which is today recorded in the Hulton Fine Art Library and the Getty Images.

Condition report: Tempera on a fine weave canvas laid to board. The board has a slightly concave warp. The paint layers have been thinly applied and are in a good condition overall. There is a thin varnish layer present and spots of house paint or similar across the surface. There are losses to the black paint surface of the frame.

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