Manner of Francesco Guardi

Description

Four Venetian capriccio scenes
oil on canvas
29 x 44cm, a set of four

Provenance:
Property from a Suffolk country house

Condition report:

The four paintings have been lined. The canvas tension is stiff and the surface of the paintings slightly bow forward out of the frame. The paint layers have developed deep, dark cracks across the surface which varies across the group. The varnish layers are yellowed, dull and matte. There is surface dirt present and some accretions. 38 x 53.5cm (framed)