The painting had a tear through her left cheek and the repair had become dry and stained.
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The portrait completed.
Jan Van Couver
Jan Van Couver. 1836-1909. Hermanus Koekkoek, Jr.
Torn and dirty oil on canvas C: 1890s. Nasty stretched tears with several rips.
Cleaning in progress.
Cleaned and restored.
Caronia. The millionaire's ship.
Caronia. The millionaires' ship and Green Goddess. Paint flaking and detaching from canvas.
The finished work. The original frame has some labelling so was worth restoring - not that it gave a wealth of information.
