JEAN BÉRAUD | SCÈNE DU BAL

Property from a Private Collection, The Netherlands
JEAN BÉRAUD
French
1849 - 1935
SCÈNE DU BAL

signed Jean Beraud (lower left)
oil on canvas
10¾ by 13⅞ in.
27.4 by 35.3 cm

Condition Report:
Not examined out of the frame. Original unlined condition. The work presents well overall, aside from minor surface dirt and dust; scattered finely patterned, stable craquelure and pigment separation; and frame abrasion at lower left and left lower edges. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green. There are some scattered areas of finely applied inpainting to address prior craquelure. A dot of retouching to the foremost female figure's chin.

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Provenance:
Private Collection

Acquired from the above in 2011