Franz Pallenberg, oil, Nude figures in a grotto

Franz Pallenberg
(20th century)
Nude figures in a classical grotto
oil on canvas
in an elaborate Italian giltwood frame
67 x 56 1/2in (170.5 x143.5cm)
Condition Report: Original canvas. There is cracqulelure over the entire canvas. Vertical stretcher bars are visible. Touches of white ceiling paint over the canvas and minor areas of paint loss particularly on the nude womans left knee, further there is a small tear with attentant paint loss (approximately 1 x 1/4in at its widest) in the foreground to the right of the puttos right shoulder. Under UV there are no apparent signs of restoration.
From the family of the artist.