Lot 11: EMILIO LONGONI | White lake and black lake, Bernina pass

Oil on panel

46 x 93 cm ; 39  1/8 by 36  9/16 in.

Oil on panel

Oil on canvas laid on panel, which is lightly bowed concave along the upper and lower edges and otherwise appears to be stable. Ultra-violet light reveals strokes of retouching along the framing edges, a number of small spots in the upper-left quadrant, and a couple in the upper centre; other fluorescence appears to be attributable to the artist's pigments rather than restoration. This work is in good overall condition and ready to hang. The colours in the original are much subtler and finer than in the catalogue illustration, with less yellow in the greens and a subtler blue in the water.
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