In restored condition, re lined, cleaned and re varnished. Some light surface dirt and discoloured varnish now in evidence. Minor retouching to upper left hand corner. Sporadic and fine retouching to some of the darker shades amongst the vegetation above the signature and further odd strengthening to darker tones within the rocks in general. The shadows of the sheep and that delineated beneath the rocks in the foreground appear to be broadly strengthened. Small patch of retouching, presumably to flaked paint approx. 7cm left of centre within the sky and above the clouds of the regular shape and no more than 1cm across. Odd minor horizontal dash of retouching lower right hand side edge and corner and possibly parts of the branches and trunk of trees right hand side. Paint slightly thin in places and surface flattened from restoration process. Otherwise in a good and stable state of preservation.

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