Condition Report

LOT #232

Post-War & Contemporary Art

Arthur Shilling
1941 - 1986
Canadian Indigenous


Self Portrait
oil on canvas
23 1/2 x 19 1/2 in 59.7 x 49.5 cm


Overall Condition of Work
 •  Overall, this work is in fair to poor condition

Support
 •  Extremely minor Puncture present In the lower right corner
 •  Minor Tears present In the lower half of the work
 •  The canvas is slack on the stretcher
 •  Buckling of the canvas present
 •  Bulging of the canvas present

Surface Condition
 •  Surface dust or grime present

Methods of Inspection
 •  This work was not inspected out of the frame
 •  This work was not inspected under ultraviolet light

Notes on Material


Comments on Condition

Prepared by:  Ainsley Heffel
Report date:  Thursday, May 21, 2020


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