Art + Design

Moderate surface dirt and dust; repaired vertical tear in canvas above the book in the grass, about 1 inch in length, with corresponding repair patch on verso, measuring 5.25 x 4.25 inches; unrepaired vertical tear in the grass, lower center of canvas, about 1 inch in length; small puncture in canvas on lower left corner, 1/4 inch in length; scattered craquelure upper half; minor paint loss in upper corners; stretcher bar impression around canvas perimeter. Under UV light: extensive instances of inpainting in the upper half of the composition, mainly in the sky; inpainting on repaired tear in the canvas; 4 spots fluoresce in lower left quadrant, however they do not appear to be inpainting. Please request additional images. 

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