Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña Passing Storm

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña
French
1808 - 1876
Passing Storm

signed and dated N Diaz -70 - (lower left)
oil on panel
panel: 11¾ by 17¼ in.; 29.8 by 43.8 cm
framed: 20 by 25 3/5 in.; 51 by 65 cm

Condition Report:
The panel is beveled on all four sides, stable, and in good condition. The paint surface is stable and in good condition. Upon close inspection, patterns of craquelure notably to the lower right quadrant. Under UV light, scattered minor spots of retouching to the sky and trees at center left and in places along the edges addressing previous frame abrasion; opaque varnish fluoresces green and may mask further retouching.

Provenance:
Petit and Moreau Collections, Paris

with Ortgies & Co. and R. Somerville, New York, February 28, 1888, no. 55

Charles Alvah Walker, Boston

with Knoedler, New York, no. 14443, acquired from the above, May 17, 1918

Gates W. McGarrah, New York, acquired from the above, June 1918

Private Collection, New York

with Schiller & Bodo, New York

Purchased by the present owner from the above, 2017