18th Century Spanish School

Portrait of a man
Oil on canvas
Unsigned
23.5" H x 19" W
Provenance: The Collection of Frederick W. Davis
Private Collection, Southern California, by descent from the above

Other Notes: An illegible stamped inscription with possibly the artist's, owner's, or sitter's name and address in Paris on the verso.

Visual: Fine to moderate stable craquelure throughout. Stretcher bar creases along each edge showing primarily along the upper edge. A 0.25" H x 0.5" spot of surface loss in the lower left quadrant near the edge, in the armor of the figure. A 2" vertical split in the canvas in the upper right quadrant to the right of the figure's head. Two pea-sized punctures in the canvas with attendant repair in the lower left quadrant in the figure's collar and to the right of the figure's hair. A repaired 3" vertical split in the canvas in the upper left quadrant to the left of the figure's head. Frame abrasion showing in places along the lower edge and lower corners, with a few attendant pinhead-sized pigment losses.

Blacklight: Few scattered areas of touch-up with attendant repair, the largest measuring 5" H x 1.5" W to the left of the figure's head.

Frame: 30" H x 25.5" W x 3.5" D Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.