Marcel Rieder L'attente avant le dîner, sur la terrasse

Marcel Rieder
French
1852 - 1952
L'attente avant le dîner, sur la terrasse

signed M. Rieder (lower right)
oil on canvas
canvas: 23 by 28 in.; 58.5 by 71.5 cm
framed: 28 by 33 1/4 in.; 71.5 by 84.5 cm

Condition Report:
The canvas is unlined. The paint surface is stable and in fair condition. Minor scuffs and scratches throughout with small areas of associated paint loss at center left, middle, and right related to previous repairs, Notable patterns of craquelure throughout. Under UV light, retouching to aforementioned repairs, in the tree left of the column, right of the rightmost lamp, and to the left and right of the woman; minor areas of retouching to the front of the tablecloth and at center left.
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