Provenance:

(possibly) Christie's, London, sale of November 25, 1988, Lot 52.

Guarisco Gallery, Washington, D.C.

Framed: 36 x 49 in.

Canvas is wax-lined. Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust. An approximately 9 x 15 inch upside-down L-shaped repaired tear in the center, accompanied by inpainting visible under normal viewing condition. Pinpoint brown stains in the lower right and left corners. Passages of the canvas have been pressed due to the lining process. Under UV light: the aforementioned repaired tear fluoresces. Pinpoint dots of inpainting scattered throughout the sky, with a larger area in the upper right corner and a few strokes of inpainting in the lower right corner. Additional images available upon request.

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