Circle of John Michael Wright (British, 1617-1964)
Gentleman with Watch
Oil on canvas
38-1/4 x 31-1/2 inches (97.2 x 80.0 cm)
PROVENANCE:
Maxwell Galleries, London;
John D. Monnett, Honolulu, Hawaii, purchased from the above, 1967;
Estate of the above.
We are grateful to the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie for examining this portrait on the basis of photographs, and suggesting an attribution to a British artist close to John Michael Wright, a portraitist of considerable international reputation during the Baroque period.
Dimension
Height: 3825.00
Width: 3150.00
Condition
Lined canvas; there appears to be craquelure throughout and faint stretcher creases; light frame wear with abrasions and a surface scratch below right eye; under UV exam, there appears to be several spots of inpainting in background including an approx. 1 x 6 inch passage at center top edge and an approx. 3 x 2 inch square in lower right corner; a spot of inpainting in figures hair to the left of his mouth as well as strengthening in shadows of lace cuffs. Framed Dimensions 46 X 39.5 Inches