(German, 1685-1749)
Portrait of a Gentleman in Blue Velvet Coat, signed lower left "Denner/1745", oil on canvas, 30-1/8 x 25 in.; carved and gilt wood frame, lined with paste, restretched on older stretcher, fills apparent, retouch in two periods throughout affecting approximately 10% of surface, flaking at edges, craquelure; frame with abrasions and some minor resurfacing. Provenance: Remnant of old auction description attached to verso lining and likely from Sotheby's or Parke Bernet; Private Collection, Charlotte, North Carolina
Condition
lined with paste, restretched on older stretcher, fills apparent, retouch in two periods throughout affecting approximately 10% of surface, flaking at edges, craquelure; frame with abrasions and some minor resurfacing