ERNST KOERNER | THE TEMPLE OF KARNAK

ERNST KOERNER
German
1846-1927
THE TEMPLE OF KARNAK

signed and dated Ernst Koerner 1889 lower left; inscribed in German on a label on the reverse
oil on canvas
77 by 56cm., 30¼ by 22in.

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Condition Report:
The canvas has not been lined and is securely attached to a keyed wooden stretcher which is providing stable support.
There is one faint stretcher mark visible along the upper edge. The paint surface is clean and stable.
Inspection under ultra-violet light reveals some minor cosmetic retouching, including: - some small spots and lines along the lower and left framing edges;
- some fine inpainting in the two figures; and
- some isolated, small spots in the sky.
Some other areas of fluorescence in the sky could be associated to retouching addressing some thinness to the paint, following a surface clean.
Otherwise, this work presents very well and is in good condition.

Presented in a gilt frame.

Provenance:
Sale: Leo Spik, Berlin, 30 March 2017, lot 107

Purchased at the above sale by the present owner