Unlined. Two squares of impregnated wax on the back of the canvas, likely associated with consolidation of flaking. Fair tension, all keys present, but stretcher keyed quite far out and there is a split to the top left stretcher member. The picture plane is good and even.

Minor brittle age craquelure throughout. Mostly secure but there is some minor microflaking to the bottom centre (see images), and the sky has had a history of micro-flaking which has been retouched/overpainted throughout (see images in UV and raking light). The white impasto appears fairly flat, possibly associated with consolidation. There is one patch of more active impact flaking/cracking top left in the sky, and stable cracks through thicker areas of impasto. There are minor patches of drying craquelure to the horizon of the water (retouched), and on some of the rocks. There are scattered minor retouched but unfilled losses, and possibly some thinning to the dark, glaze-rich brown passages in the water.

There is some very minor abrasion associated with the rebate in places along the bottom edge. There is a light layer of dirt and debris and an even glossy varnish.

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