MASTER OF THE BRUGES LEGEND OF SAINT URSULA, CIRCA 1480-1485 | MADONNA AND CHILD, HALF LENGTH, WITH AN EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE SEEN THROUGH TWO WINDOWS BEYOND

Property from a Private Collection, New York
MASTER OF THE BRUGES LEGEND OF SAINT URSULA, CIRCA 1480-1485
Bruges 1436 - 1504/05
MADONNA AND CHILD, HALF LENGTH, WITH AN EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE SEEN THROUGH TWO WINDOWS BEYOND

oil on panel
15 ¼ by 10 in.; 41 by 27 cm

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Condition Report:
The following condition report has been provided by Karen Thomas of Thomas Art Conservation LLC., 336 West 37th Street, Suite 830, New York, NY 10018, 212-564-4024, info@thomasartconservation.com, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's.

This painting is in good, sound condition overall with potential for appearing even more attractive with some attention. Beautifully preserved details are evident throughout the picture. Retouching addresses visually distracting woodgrain and some losses the sky, two losses that extend from the cloth of honor into the top portion of Mary's face, and scattered minor defects of no great significance. The vibrancy of Mary's blue mantle is subdued by dirt and old varnish that has collected in the surface texture of this passage. The halos have been reinforced with gold paint. The vertically grained wood panel appears to retail its original thickness and dimensions. The aesthetic strengths of this delightful rendering are somewhat depressed by the aging restoration and discolored varnish. Cleaning to remove the old restoration and varnish is expected to result in noticeable improvement to the overall appearance.

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Provenance:
Private collection, Paris, by 1964;

Anonymous sale, Paris, Hotel Drouot, 23 March 1964, lot 8;

With Acquavella Gallery, New York, by 1967;

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Hyland;

Thence by descent to the present owners.