Louis-Aimé Japy Paysage aux arbres

Louis-Aimé Japy
French
1840-1916
Paysage aux arbres

signed Japy (lower right)
oil on canvas
canvas: 18 by 25.1/2 in.; 46 by 65 cm
framed: 26 by 35 1/2 in.; 66 by 85 cm

Condition Report:
Original canvas. The paint surface is stable and lightly soiled. There is minor tear repair of approximately half an inch in the lower right quandrant with a corresponding patch on the reverse. Inspection under UV reveals an area of retouching to the aforementioned tear repair.
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Provenance:
with Alexander Kahan Fine Arts, New York