GIOVANNI BOLDINI | DEUX PROMENEUSES

GIOVANNI BOLDINI
Ferrara 1842 - 1931 Paris
DEUX PROMENEUSES

Black chalk;
bears numbering in pencil, lower right: 7
400 by 263 mm; 15¾ by 10⅜ in

Condition Report:
Partially laid down to an acid free card backing. The edges of the sheet are covered by the current mount. There is some slight toning to the sheet and some very small stains to the lower centre and upper right quarter. There is an indecipherable inscription to the verso, which faintly shows through in parts along the upper edge. The drawing itself remains in good condition with the black chalk medium fresh throughout. Sold in a modern giltwood frame.

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Provenance:
The Estate of the Artist (L.272b);

thence by inheritance to his wife Emilia Cardona-Boldini,

sale, Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Atelier Jean Boldini, 30 June 1936, lot 33;

Private Collection, Paris;

with Stoppenbach & Delestre Ltd., London