AFTER FRANCOIS BOUCHER ROCOCO PAINTING L'AMOUR OISELEUR

Framed oil on canvas painting, L'Amour Oiseleur (four putti with doves), signed lower left Boucher, after Francois Boucher (French, 1703-1770), relined, repaired tear at right side, paint losses, sight: approx 27.75"h, 35.5"w, overall: 38.75"h, 46.5"w, 27.5lbs **Provenance: The estate and interior design collection of Gay Ratliff (Martha Gay Kokernot Ratliff, Austin, Texas, 1942-2023)**

6.15.25-In my opinion regarding LOT: 2242-I am not an expert on such works so please let me know if I may answer further questions once the report has been reviews, the painting was examined on the wall, please view the online images for a view of the back, the canvas exhibits age and has been relined to stabilize the condition, a careful UV light examination reveals heavy old varnish, craquelure, numerous scattered paint flakes of varied size, inpainting and the described repairs to the canvas, the surfaces at the repaired areas is slightly bubbled, the frame appear stable with some gapping at joints, overall loss and wear to the gilding with visible gesso and some small areas of loss to rope-like trim, I am unable to fully view the top edge
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