NARCISSE VIRGILE DIAZ DE LA PEÑA | ALLÉE EN FORÊT, BÛCHERONNE COURBÉE SOUS LE POIDS DE SON FAGOT, TRACES D'EAU

NARCISSE VIRGILE DIAZ DE LA PEÑA
French
1808 - 1876
ALLÉE EN FORÊT, BÛCHERONNE COURBÉE SOUS LE POIDS DE SON FAGOT, TRACES D'EAU

signed n. diaz and dated 69 (lower left)
oil on panel
panel: 14⅛ by 20⅝ in.; 35.9 by 52.4 cm
framed: 19¼ by 25⅞ in.; 48.9 by 65.7 cm

Condition Report:
The following condition report was kindly provided by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.:

The work is in very good condition. It is painted on a panel which is flat and unreinforced on the reverse. The paint layer is stable and shows no weakness or abrasion. The retouches are visible under ultraviolet light. There are a few tiny spots of retouching in the center of the right side and in the lower right corner. There are four or five other retouches in the trees in the center of the left side. Overall the condition is very good and the work should be hung as is.

Offered in a gold frame with floral motifs.

Provenance:
Paul Arons, Berlin

Meta Arons, Berlin (by 1920)

Thence by descent (and sold, Christie's, New York, October 26, 2005, lot 223, illustrated, as Paysanne ramassant du bois dans la forêt)

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner