LOUIS RITMAN | THE PIANO LESSON

Property from the Estate of Andrew Hartnagle
LOUIS RITMAN
1889 - 1963
THE PIANO LESSON

oil on canvas
36 by 36 ¼ inches
(91.4 by 92.1 cm)
Painted circa 1914.

Condition Report:
There appear to be scattered areas of surface cracking, most noticeably at lower left and along the center left edge with corresponding minor chip losses. There are some frame abrasions along the outer edges and the edges covered in brown tape. Although some pigments fluoresce under UV, they appear to be the artist's original.

Provenance:
Signature Galleries, Chicago, Illinois

R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago, Illinois

Sold: Christie's, New York, September 27, 1996, lot 170

Acquired by the present owner at the above sale