Condition Report

LOT #404

Post-War & Contemporary Art

Miller Gore Brittain
CAS CSGA FCA
1912 - 1968
Canadian


Portrait of a Woman
pastel and gouache on paper
signed and dated 1947 and on verso titled and dated on the gallery label and inscribed variously on a label
20 x 15 in 50.8 x 38.1 cm


Overall Condition of Work
 •  Overall, this work is in very good condition

Methods of Inspection
 •  This work was inspected out of the frame

Paper Support
 •  Extremely minor Discolouration from mat burn present At the perimeter of the work which is covered by the frame
 •  Very minor Wrinkling or waving of the paper present Throughout which is inherent to the materials and methods used by the artist

Framing and Mounting
 •  Extremely minor Glue residue from previous framing present At the edges of the work on verso

Notes on Material


Comments on Condition

Prepared by:  Alec Kerr
Report date:  Tuesday, Jul 19, 2022


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