European Furniture and Decorative Arts

Framed dimensions 42 x 30 1/2 inches.

The canvas is not lined. There are four areas of repair with with corresponding patches on reverse: at upper left quadrant; upper right quadrant; center; and along the center right. A small inventory sticker with the number 71 at lower left corner. There is very fine craquelure through the canvas and some thinness in the sky. Scattered instances of frame abrasion along edges. Under UV light: there are a few touch-ups to the figures' bodies. There is more substantial inpainting to the vegetation surrounding them to address the thinness of the paint, especially to the dark tree trunk between the two figures. Additional images available upon request.

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