ALFRED SISLEY | (i) Enfant assis(ii) Lavandières(iii) Femme assise de dos

Private collection, France
Thence by descent to the present owner

(i) Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and hinged to the overmount with tape along the upper edge. There are remnants of tape along all four edges of the reverse. The sheet is slightly light stained with areas of lighter discoloration along all extreme edges probably related to previous mounting. There are three stains to the lower part of the composition. (ii) Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and hinged to the overmount with tape along the upper edge. There are remnants of tape along all four edges of the reverse. The sheet is slightly light stained with areas of lighter discoloration along all extreme edges probably related to previous mounting. There are three dots of glue remnants to the lower left corner. (iii) Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and hinged to the overmount with tape along the upper edge. There are remnants of tape along all four edges of the reverse. The sheet is slightly light stained with areas of lighter discoloration along all extreme edges probably related to previous mounting. There are remnants of glue along the lower edge. A sketch was executed on the reverse of the sheet. All works : colours are fresh and well preserved. These works are in overall good condition.
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(iii) A preparatory sketch is executed in pencil on the reverse of this work.

This work will be included in the new edition of the Catalogue Raisonné of Alfred Sisley by François Daulte now being prepared by Galerie Brame & Lorenceau for the Comité Alfred Sisley.