Lion guettant une proie

拍品的状况可能存在极大差异，而由于其性质使然，拍品难以处于完美无瑕的状态。拍品均以拍卖时的状况出售。

This work has been strip lined and removed from its original stretcher. The center bar of the original stretcher has been retained. Under UV there are a few areas of inpainting to the extreme edges, most concentrated along the top extreme edge and a few touches along the left extreme edge as well. Within the body of the lion, there is retouching strengthening the edges of the tail and the two hind legs. There are some retouches in the left rear leg as well. Other than this the body of the lion is apparently free of retouching, though the varnish is slightly opaque which may hinder reading older retouches. The paint is thinly applied in the background in places, but this is not inconsistent with the work's status as a study.