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Materials:

distemper on canvas

Size Notes:

Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.

Edition:

The following condition report is provided by Henry Gentle who is an external specialist and not an employee of Sotheby's: Circle of Pieter Breughel II The Netherlandish Proverbs Oil on canvas, in a period gilt wood frame with some losses The original canvas has been lined. The lining provides a stable support and there is good tension. The paint layer is slightly raised, visible in raking light, but is stable and secure. There is a 20cm vertical fracture with minor paint loss down through the roof of the house on the left, a horizontal fracture through the oven, lower right, and a restored loss in the roof to the right of the playing cards. The paint layer is stable. A combination of ageing and over enthusiastic cleaning of the naturally thin paint layer has lead to exposure of the pale ground layer in some areas and a compromising of finer details. Some of these areas have been augmented and are visible under u-v light. Canvas texture has become exposed in the more thinly painted areas. Many areas are in a good preserved condition and time spent tightening the image would be recommended as the vitality of the composition is undiminished. Chromatic and tonal nuances are intact and removal of the discoloured varnish would considerably benefit the overall appreciation of this image.

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The following condition report is provided by Henry Gentle who is an external specialist and not an employee of Sotheby's: Circle of Pieter Breughel II The Netherlandish Proverbs Oil on canvas, in a period gilt wood frame with some losses The original canvas has been lined. The lining provides a stable support and there is good tension. The paint layer is slightly raised, visible in raking light, but is stable and secure. There is a 20cm vertical fracture with minor paint loss down through the roof of the house on the left, a horizontal fracture through the oven, lower right, and a restored loss in the roof to the right of the playing cards. The paint layer is stable. A combination of ageing and over enthusiastic cleaning of the naturally thin paint layer has lead to exposure of the pale ground layer in some areas and a compromising of finer details. Some of these areas have been augmented and are visible under u-v light. Canvas texture has become exposed in the more thinly painted areas. Many areas are in a good preserved condition and time spent tightening the image would be recommended as the vitality of the composition is undiminished. Chromatic and tonal nuances are intact and removal of the discoloured varnish would considerably benefit the overall appreciation of this image.

Condition:

unframed: 104.1 x 148.9 cm.; 41 x 58?? in.