Peder Mønsted Children in a sunlit farmyard

Peder Mønsted
Danish
1859 - 1941
Children in a sunlit farmyard

signed, inscribed and dated P. Monsted/Kirke Værløse 1912 (lower right)
oil on canvas
canvas: 20 by 28 in.; 51 by 71 cm
framed: 26 1/2 by 34 in.; 67.5 by 86.5 cm

Condition Report:
Canvas not lined. The surface is in good condition, except for some visible inpainting at upper right corner. Under UV light: inpainting in the sky at upper right corner; a small round spot of inpainting at upper center in the branches.
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Provenance:
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 19 November 1997, lot 122