Franz Dauge (1831), The brush seller

Franz Dauge (Belgian, Active 19th Century) The brush seller Oil on canvas 24 x 20 inches (61.0 x 50.8 cm) Signed lower left: Frans Dauge PROVENANCE: Christie's, London, November 17, 1961, lot 134 (16 gns to Nicholls); Private collection.

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Condition Report: Lined canvas. Minor frame abrasion at edges. Faint scuffing near center of lower half of the work. Mild surface dust. Not examined out of frame due to size. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. A line of retouching above the figure's head, running horizontally nearly the width of the work, with a vertical line extending approximately 3 inches down from it, just to the right of the girl's head. Brushy strokes of retouching to brickwork on the ground and to the wall behind the girl at lower right. Framed Dimensions 37.25 X 33.75 Inches