ALEXANDRE-GABRIEL DECAMPS | IN THE SHADE OF THE COURTYARD

ALEXANDRE-GABRIEL DECAMPS
French
1803 - 1860
IN THE SHADE OF THE COURTYARD

signed D.C. (lower left)
oil on canvas
32 by 39¼ in.
81.3 by 99.7 cm

Condition Report:
Not examined out of the frame. Lined. The surface presents well with bright colors. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly and in a streaky manner, which somewhat impedes a review of the surface. Varnish remains more heavily over the artist's initials. Scattered fine dashes and pin dots of retouching in the foreground. There is a 1/4 inch area of inpainting at upper left; a 2 inch vertical fine repair at center left; and some fine dashed retouches along the right upper edge. There appears to be older, brushier inpainting along the left, right lower and right edges.

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Provenance:
Browse and Delbanco, London

Private Collection, United Kingdom

Acquired by the present owner in 2012