Lot 7: LOUYSE MOILLON | Nature morte au panier de bigarades et grenades sur un entablement

Huile sur panneau

50 x 64,5 cm ; 19 5/8  by 25 3/8  in

Huile sur panneau

On the naked eye: The painting appears in overall good condition. It is painted in a 3 plank cradled panel. The painting is stable and do not show any lifting. The painting has been correctly cleaned. Under UV light: There is an uniform green varnish. There are some restorations all along the plank junctions. There are also some very light restorations spots on the bitter oranges and some small restorations in and under the ledge, from the centre to the lower right corner.
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Louyse Moillon (circa 1610 - 1696), La nature morte au Grand Siècle, Paris, Galerie Eric Coatalem, 13 novembre - 12 décembre 2009, n°3