TAKESADA MATSUTANI (°1937)

Untitled, 1979. Polyvinyl acetate adhesive and pencil and Japanese paper on canvas. Signature and date on the reverse. Small restoration on the reverse, dent in the upper right corner. Provenance: Gallery S65, Alost, exposition 'T. Matsutani, 13.09-19.10.1980; Thence by descent to the present owner 160 x 130 cm Condition: This painting shows several minor flaws and damages, which can be restored. Three dents which caused the thin paint layer to crack into concentric shapes. 1. One dent in the upper extreme right edge (approx. 4.5 cm). 2. On dent in the middle upper part (approx. 4 cm). 3. A dent in the centre area which has been restored. During restoration, a reinforcement was placed on the reverse of the canvas (approx. 6.5 cm). Underneath the in relief, a damaged line can be observed including some loss of paint (approx. 8 cm). Just underneath the part in relief, a crack can be observed which might have been caused by the movement of the canvas or the ageing of the Polyvinyl acetate adhesive. Lastly, the paper glued onto the canvas exists of several different sheets of paper. A vertical line can be observed on the left 1/3 in which different sheets of paper meet. The borders of these sheets might have been retouched to be glued onto to the canvas. It is not sure whether the glue which causes a light shine was added before the painting of the canvas, or afterwards.