Sale 6335
| Chicago
| Chicago
Estimate$10,000 – $15,000
Howard L. Rehs & Professor Janet Whitmore have previously confirmed the authenticity of this work from a photograph. It is included in their online catalogue raisonné as W1084 (as La Fenaison).
Provenance:
Sold: Sotheby's, London, April 2, 1998, Lot 43
The John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh, June 1998
Sold: Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, September 6, 2023, Lot 486 (as La Fenaison)
Private Collection, acquired at the above sale
Sold: Christie's, London, December 14, 2023, Lot 46
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Frame: 24 1/4 x 21 inches.
Minor deposits of surface dirt and dust; canvas is lined; very fine hairline craquelures within the lower half of the woman's face, only visible under strong raking light. Under UV light: a small area of inpainting around and within the left cheek of the woman; pinpoint spots of inpainting scattered throughout the sky, with one small area of inpainting in the upper right corner and one small area directly above the woman's head; a horizontal line of inpainting along the lower edge. Additional images available upon request.
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