Lot 43: LOUIS-MICHEL VAN LOO | Portrait de la princesse Galitzine

Huile sur toile

58,4 x 48 cm

Huile sur toile

On bare eye: The painting is in an overall decent condition. It has been relined in the first part of the 20th century, a little strongly but has not flatten the matter. We can notice that the painting has been presented in an ovale frame which shows the difference of brightness of the varnish in the corners. Under UV lamp: We can notice a green uniform varnish and several restorations in the corners, essentially in the uppper right corner.
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Collection Paul Mersch ;
Sa vente, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 8 Mai 1908, lot 111 ;
Ehrich Galleries, New York ;
Collection de Madame Whitelaw Reid ;
Sa vente, New York, Anderson Galleries, 14-18 Mai 1935, lot 1181 ;
Collection de Madame Joan W.K. Littlejohn, New York ;
Vente anonyme, New York, Christie's, 15 January 1988, lot 63 ($30,800 Francine Meyer) ;
Collection André Meyer ;
Sa vente, New York, Christie's, 25 octobre 2001, lot 125 ;
Ancienne collection Georges Bemberg