16th Nov, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
Circle of Nicolaes Maes (1634-1633) Dutch
Portrait of a lady, half-length, wearing a silver satin dress and a string of pearls, in a feigned cartouche
Oil on canvas, 74.5cm by 62cm
Lined, one key missing, fair tension. Very slight convex distortion bottom right corner. Brittle age craquelure throughout, slightly raised in thicker passages of flesh, mostly secure. But there are a few passages of slightly raised 'crispy' cracks and associated tiny flaking in the top right quadrant within the faux oval. Scattered old filled and retouched losses including a series of losses in a double parallel line to the right of the cape at the stomach, and two futher sets of these losses in the bust area. Scattered further filled and retouched losses in the chest, a few larger patches of overpaint to the face and chest, possibly to cover abrasion, e.g. below the necklace, to th eright of the eye, and to the centre forehead and minor retouched and unretouched losses in the background (see images in UV). A line of minor old losses and restoration at all edges, with accumulated varnish and dirt. There has been some abrasion to the upper paint layers, including in the hair, eyes, and shadows in the chest, the jewel at the bustline, and in the drapery. There are remants of a thick old yellowed varnish in patches, and a slighly patchy glossy upper varnish. A little ingrained dirt and an upper surface dirt layer.
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Auction: British, European & Sporting Art, 16th Nov, 2024
The Autumn British, European and Sporting Art Sale will include a sun-drenched work by British Impressionist painter Dorothea Sharp, two works by Louis H Grimshaw consigned from a private collection, and notable genre pieces by the likes of Giovanni Battista Torriglia and Charles Spencelayh.
A good offering of figural works include a male figure attributed to York-born artist William Etty, and 17th and 18th century portraits, and amongst the Sporting art are examples of the work of Robert Nightingale and Wright Barker.
The sale will go on view to the public from Sunday 10th November, alongside The Selected Contents of Bell Hall, Naburn, York, which will also offer a broad range of traditional and contemporary paintings.
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Sunday 10 November to Friday 15 November 11am-4pm and morning of the sale from 8am
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