Attributed to Cornelis Gerritsz. Decker (c.1615-1678)
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Attributed to Cornelis Gerritsz. Decker (c.1615-1678)
The tower of Kostverloren on the River Amstel
oil on canvas
60 x 74cm
Provenance:
Eustace Hoare, Esq., 5 Buckingham Palace Gardens, London,
Thence by descent to Virginia Hoare (1927-2001),
Chillesford Lodge, Suffolk
Framed 78.5 x 92cm
The painting is executed in oil on canvas which has been lined. The canvas tension is stiff and the picture is in plane. The paint layers are stable overall. The darker paint passages have an unusual paint texture which may have occurred during the drying process and possibly exacerbated through lining. Under ultraviolet light, dark areas are evident which seem likely to be where varnish is not present rather than overpaint. The varnish is dull, yellowed and dirty and no longer saturating the paint layers. There is a light layer of surface dirt.
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Attributed to Cornelis Gerritsz. Decker (c.1615-1678)
The tower of Kostverloren on the River Amstel
oil on canvas
60 x 74cm
Provenance:
Eustace Hoare, Esq., 5 Buckingham Palace Gardens, London,
Thence by descent to Virginia Hoare (1927-2001),
Chillesford Lodge, Suffolk
Framed 78.5 x 92cm
The painting is executed in oil on canvas which has been lined. The canvas tension is stiff and the picture is in plane. The paint layers are stable overall. The darker paint passages have an unusual paint texture which may have occurred during the drying process and possibly exacerbated through lining. Under ultraviolet light, dark areas are evident which seem likely to be where varnish is not present rather than overpaint. The varnish is dull, yellowed and dirty and no longer saturating the paint layers. There is a light layer of surface dirt.
