Léon-Jean-Basile Perrault

Sale: Sotheby's, New York, October 25, 2005, lot 206, illustrated
Private Collector (acquired at the above sale and sold, Sotheby's, London, May 23, 2013, lot 256, illustrated)
Acquired at the above sale

Possibly, Paris, Salon des Artistes Français, 1898, no. 1601

This work is in original unlined condition. The canvas is slack on the stretcher and there are undulations throughout. There are two patches adhered at right when viewed verso. Faint horizontal stretcher bar marks are visible across the center of the work. The surface is visibly dirty and there are pinpoint scattered dots of accretion and discolored varnish throughout. There are scattered areas of craquelure visible throughout and some areas, notably on the figure's bottom, the proper left side of her torso, and her upper arm, have minor associated lifting and pinpoint losses. Under UV: old retouches are visible throughout the work. There is broad, brushy retouching visible throughout the figure's body, the upper right quadrant, and the right and lower edges; with a few scattered newer retouches visible to the right of the figure's proper left arm, to the left of her hand, and in her hair. The pink pigments at lower left remain active and fluoresce.
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