Henri Houben

Private collection, Canada

Original canvas. A small retouch above the chimney near the upper left corner. A tiny retouch above the horizon just left of the windmill in the background on the right. Some minor retouches along the upper part of the right edge. A few retouched specks in the background and the bars of the fence in the lower right part of the painting. The hair of the woman to the left has been strengthened and there is a small retouch in her right foot. The folds of the skirt of the woman in the middle and the jacket of the woman on the right have been lightly strengthened. A few of the red bricks in the foreground between the men and the women have been lightly strengthened. Otherwise in good condition, this work is ready to hang.
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