Manner of James Stark, Farm labourers beside a fire, oil on panel, 38 x 31cm

Condition Report

There is some crackling of the paint surface throughout, no visible paint loss. Some faint scratches to the bottom edge of the painting, no paint loss. Panel is intact, not split or warped. Some small varnish spots within the cloud areas and some small red-brown marks. Small rough patch in top left corner. Painting has a heavy frame which does have some cracks and chips, small section of the embellishment is missing on the bottom right edge of the frame.

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