Leon Auguste Abry, oil, equestrian huntsman jumping

Léon Eugène Auguste Abry
(Belgian, 1857-1905)
Over the fence, 1903
oil on canvas
signed and dated lower right L. ABRY 03
25 3/4 x 32in (65.5 x 81cm)
Provenance:
Sold Sotheby's, New York, 9 June 1989, lot 223.
Property from the Estate of Keith McCoy, Los Angeles, California.
Condition Report: Framed 32 x 38in. With a 9in horizontal shallow scrape to from upper left corner into sky. Visible under raking light. Surface soiling. Not inspected under UV light. There is craquelure throughout. There is a horizontal stretcher bar mark along the upper section. There is a pea-sized area of inpainting which fluoresces under UV light in the upper center section, just to the left of the prominent rider’s neck. There is light surface dirt and dust.