Ernest-Ange Duez In the forest path

Ernest-Ange Duez
1843 - 1896
In the forest path

Signed and dedicated lower right à mon ami Lepic / E. Duez
Oil on canvas
81 x 65 cm ; 31⅞ by 25⅝ in.

Condition Report:
The painting is in good condition.
It is unlined.
The support is sound and stable.
The paint layer is in good condition.
It does not show any loss or uplift.
A few rubbing tracesare visible along the edges.
The varnish is yellow and uneven.

Under UV light
The reading under UV light does not seem to reveal any major retouch, except for some small retouches in the right hand of the woman wearing a black dress, and along the edges.

Offered in a gilt-wood frame.
Please note that Sotheby’s does not guarantee the condition of the frames.

Catalogue Note:
Collection Hélène Rochas, Paris, in 1984

Thence by descent

Provenance:
Collection Hélène Rochas, Paris, en 1984

Puis par descendance