Paul Jean Baptiste Lazerges (French, 1845-1902)
A caravan, North Africa
signed 'PAUL LAZERGES.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
81 x 65cm (31 7/8 x 25 1/2in).
Footnotes:
Provenance
Anon. sale, Gros & Delettrez, Paris, 16 June 2014, lot 115.
Private collection, France.
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The canvas has not been lined and it has separated itself from the stretcher along the top edge. A varnish layer appears to have discoloured slightly and unevenly. There is some rubbing to the far edges. There is a stretcher bar mark visible across the top, centre and bottom of the work. To the upper right quadrant there is a diagonal dent in the canvas. To the centre there is a small dent to the canvas which has resulted in a small crack in the paint. There is fine stable craquelure across the work. Inspection under UV light reveals retouching around the edges of the work with some possible small spots of retouching elsewhere.