ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE PATEL (French, 1605-1676). ITALIANATE LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES AND RUINS, oil on canvas - 24 1/2 in. x 30 1/2 in. Estimate $8,000-10,000
old glue lining. Canvas rippled, especially in upper left quadrant. Fine craquelure throughout. Stretcher stress through center of work. Area of vertical flaking in trees 6 inch to left of columns. Heavy varnish. UV: inpainting in vertical area of flaking. Older restoration difficult to detect because of varnish.
