Eugenio Zampighi (1859-1944), Mother reading to children

Eugenio Zampighi (Italian, 1859-1944) Story time Oil on canvas 22 x 30 inches (55.9 x 76.2 cm) Signed lower right: E Zampighi Property from a Southern California Collection PROVENANCE: Omell Galleries, London; Private collection, San Diego, California.

HID09710052018

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Condition Report: Lined canvas. Scattered pinpoints of white accretion, apparently paint, along left and right edges, and more faintly at lower edge. Faint, finely patterned craquelure throughout. A faint diagonal scuff in upper right corner. Not examined out of frame. Under UV: very heavily applied varnish fluoresces green, somewhat obscuring the picture surface. Apparent older retouching at center of left edge and a few small dashes to the background above the child on the bench. Framed Dimensions 27.75 X 36 X 3 Inches