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Technique
Marine, Private Collection
Thinly painted on the sky and shore, with thicker, creamy brushstrokes on the waves.
Marine, verso
Marine, verso
It is painted on a board with an uneven bevelled edge on the verso, as seen above.
Conservation History
Marine, detail
Marine, verso
A conservator, Simon Parkes, commented that when he examined it in November 2015, it was in 'unusually good condition' although it could be slightly dirty, and there was nothing to suggest the butterfly, though faint, was a later addition. 1
Frame
Marine, frame, detail
Not original.
Notes:
1: Simon Parkes Art Conservation, New York, letter to Christie's, New York NY, 20 November 2015.
Last updated: 18th October 2020 by Margaret
