CUZCO SCHOOL (18th/19th century). CRUCIFIXION, oil on canvas - Framed, 33 1/4 in. x 25 1/2 in. Estimate $4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE: Collection of Edward and Varsenik Betzig, Bethesda, MD
Relined; surface dirt and debris; slight stretcher stress, craquelure and fine losses scattered throughout, concentrated along right side, at upper center, and with larger losses along the bottom. UV: inpainting at top center to INRI and in sky to right; scattered; robes of figures in foreground, older areas of restoration possible but not visible. Inscribed verso "Restored by Dale Nichols Jan. 28, 1965".
