CLAES MOLENAER

(circa 1630 Haarlem circa 1676)People enjoying the ice before a city gate. 1665.Oil on panel.Signed and dated lower right: K. Molenaer 1665.55.7 × 74.5 cm.Provenance:
Private collection, Switzerland, probably since the 19th century.

Condition:
Oil on panel, consisting of two horizontal planks, verso with a horizontal wooden batten along the join. Paint surface well preserved, with fine craquelure. Slight colour abrasions along the edges. A small colour loss is visible lower right at the hat of the seated figure.
Under UV: some retouching visible in the sky. Further minor retouching in the foreground and on the figures. Varnsh fluoresces greenish.
Overall condition good.
Dimensions with frame: 71 × 89.5 cm.