GEORGE HETZEL | STILL LIFE WITH SUMMER FRUIT

Property of a Lady
GEORGE HETZEL
1826 - 1899
STILL LIFE WITH SUMMER FRUIT

signed Geo. Hetzel. and dated 1879 (lower left)
oil on canvas
19 ¾ by 30 inches
(50.2 by 76.2 cm)

Condition Report:
The canvas is wax-lined and the edges are covered with tape. There is surface cracking throughout and the work appears to be slightly dirty. Under UV: There is inpainting to address frame abrasion and scattered pindots throughout the fruit. There is a four-inch vertical line above peach at left and a quarter sized spot in tablecloth at far right.

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Provenance:
Kenneth Lux Galleries, New York

Adelson Galleries, New York

Acquired by the present owner, 1995