GREECE, CIRCA 1840–60
Icon: Annual Feasts of the Orthodox Church.Oil and gold ground on panel.104 × 71 cm.Provenance:
Swiss private collection.
With an extensive art-historical analysis by Bernhard Bornheim (Appointed and Sworn Judicial Expert in the field of Icons (IHK)), August 2021.
Condition:
Oil and gold ground on panel, plate slightly curved. Paint surface shows a slight degree of wear, with fine craquelure. Fine hair cracks visible in parts.
Under UV light: several small retouches on the figures and in the background. Varnish appears irregular in fluorescent green.
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Icon: Annual Feasts of the Orthodox Church.Oil and gold ground on panel.104 × 71 cm.Provenance:
Swiss private collection.
With an extensive art-historical analysis by Bernhard Bornheim (Appointed and Sworn Judicial Expert in the field of Icons (IHK)), August 2021.
Condition:
Oil and gold ground on panel, plate slightly curved. Paint surface shows a slight degree of wear, with fine craquelure. Fine hair cracks visible in parts.
Under UV light: several small retouches on the figures and in the background. Varnish appears irregular in fluorescent green.