Sale 1232
| Chicago
| Chicago
Estimate$2,000 – $3,000
Provenance:
Wally F. Findlay Galleries, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1974
Framed: 29 1/2 x 37 inches.
Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust; craquelures extending throughout the sky, which appear stable; drying craquelures in the darker yellow of the central building's façade, as well as in impasto paint below it; one small crack to paint with a pinpoint paint loss in extreme lower right corner; two small paint losses in lower right corner, within the snow. Under UV light: one small area of possible inpainting in lower right corner; otherwise no additional apparent inpainting is visible. Additional images available upon request.
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Madalina Lazen
VP Head of Department, Old Masters & 19th Century European Art