MARIE FRANÇOIS FIRMIN-GIRARD | Adèle à l’ombrelle

Dr. Frederick Ziebel, DDM, Union, New Jersey (acquired in New York in the 1920s or 1930s)
Dr. Dorthy Z. Denney, Ph.D., Dunellen, Florida (by descent from the above, her father)
Thence by bequest

The following condition report was kindly provided by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.: This work is in very good condition overall. Although the canvas is lined, the surface is slightly uneven in the upper right, which could be corrected if the lining were replaced. The paint layer is clean and retouched. There are no real retouches in the figure herself, except in her black belt. There are small dots here and there in the umbrella, and some retouches in her black shoes. The background is more or less unretouched. The painting is overall in very good condition.
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We would like to thank Patrick Faucheur, great-grandson of Marie François Firmin-Girard, for kindly confirming the authenticity of this lot which will be included in his forthcoming Firmin-Girard catalogue raisonné. 
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