William Powell Frith

(British, 1819–1909)

Woman Reading Music in an Interior

, 1866

oil on canvas

signed W.P. Frith and dated (lower right)

18 x 14 inches.

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Mellors Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada (label verso)

Framed: 23 7/8 x 19 7/8 inches.
Significant deposits of surface dirt and dust on the framing materials and verso; artwork is framed under glass; canvas is not lined; minor paint losses from frame abrasion scattered along all edges; under a yellowed and dirty varnish. Under UV light, strokes of inpainting along the upper edge; small dots of inpainting to the left of the woman's chin and in the center right of the background. Additional images available upon request.

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