PASCAL ADOLPHE JEAN DAGNAN-BOUVERET | MADONNA (STUDY FOR CONSOLATRIX AFFLICTORUM)

Property of a Lady, New York
PASCAL ADOLPHE JEAN DAGNAN-BOUVERET
French
1852 - 1929
MADONNA (STUDY FOR CONSOLATRIX AFFLICTORUM)

signed Pas. Dagnan. B. and dated 25 juin 98. (lower left)
pastel on paper laid down on card
8⅝ by 6⅞ in.
21.9 by 17.5 cm

Condition Report:
Pastel on paper laid down on card. When unframed, card extends 1/2 inch beyond the sheet along top and bottom edges, and 1/4 inch along right and left edges (not visible in current framing). The medium remains fresh. Minor surface dirt and dust and a few dots of discoloration on the figure's face. An extremely faint diagonal hairline scratch extends across the figure's neck. Mat staining to the extreme edges of the card. 3/4 inch loss to card at lower right extreme edge and a few nicks and losses to card along extreme upper edge (not visible in current framing). Toning and a few scattered accretions verso. Tape remnants along upper edge verso.

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Provenance:
Private Collection, New York

Thence by descent