Georges Jules Victor Clairin Dames sur un balcon au printemps

Georges Jules Victor Clairin
French
1843 - 1919
Dames sur un balcon au printemps

signed G. Clairin (lower right)
oil on canvas
canvas: 37 1/2 by 44 in.; 96 by 112 cm
framed: 48 1/4 by 55 in.; 122.5 by 139.7 cm

Condition Report:
The canvas is unlined and slightly loose on its stretcher with some buckling. The paint surface is stable and in good condition. Horizontal stretcher bar impression at center. Minor areas of craquelure in places. Frame abrasion to all edges. Under UV light, small areas of retouching around the decorative architectural element at left; uneven varnish fluoresces green.
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Provenance:
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 29 October 2002, lot 90