Antoni Casanova Estorach The Center of Attention

Antoni Casanova Estorach
Spanish
1847 - 1896
The Center of Attention

signed, inscribed, and dated Antonio Cassanova Y Estorach (lower left); Paris 1883. (lower right)
oil on canvas
canvas: 15 by 20 in.; 38.1 by 50.8 cm
framed: 26 1/4 by 31 1/4 in.; 66.6 by 79.3 cm

Condition Report:
The canvas is lined. The paint surface is stable and in good condition. Patterns of craquelure throughout. Frame abrasions to the edges. Under UV light, minor retouching to aforementioned abrasions; minor retouching to craquelure above the foot stool.
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Provenance:
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 23 October 1997, lot 150a